Severe acute bleeding from portal colopathy controlled by somatostatin: a case report.
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ABSTRACT
Portal hypertensive colopathy (PHC) is a recently described entity in patients with portal hypertension which can cause even life-threatening lower gastrointestinal bleeding. In contrast to variceal bleed, there is no standardized treatment for the control of bleeding from these lesions. We report a case of alcoholic cirrhosis with portal hypertension, in whom bleeding from colonic angiodysplasia-like lesions was effectively controlled by somatostatin infusion.
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Somatostatina
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Doença Aguda
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Doenças do Colo
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
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Hipertensão Portal
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Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2004
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