Bleeding oesophageal varices

• Author(s): Presa, José ; Próspero, Fernando
• Date: 2002
• Origin: Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna
• Subject(s): Hipertensão Portal; varizes esofágicas; cirrose hepática; Portal Hypertension; oesophageal varices; liver cirrhosis
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, is serious complication of portal hypertension, associated with high mortality. Several factors are associated with prognosis and treatment, such as hepatocelular function expressed by Child-Pugh classification. The authors review several aspects of phisiopathology and farmacology. Also review different surgical aproach to bleeding patient, including livrer transplatation.

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