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Case Reports
. 2005 Jan-Feb;62(1):55-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cursur.2004.06.019.

Fatal variceal rupture after sildenafil use: report of a case

David S Finley  1 , Brian Lugo, James Ridgway, Wang Teng, David K Imagawa
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Case Reports

Fatal variceal rupture after sildenafil use: report of a case

David S Finley et al. Curr Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Sildenafil may increase the risk of variceal bleeding in portal hyptertension by increasing splanchnic blood flow. We report herein the second case of variceal rupture after sildenafil use.

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