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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul;3(3):216.
doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2011-100081. Epub 2012 May 21.

The white nipple sign

Rangarajan Kasturi  1 , Nishant Patodi  2 , Mohammed Monzur Ahmed  2 , Chee Lim  2
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The white nipple sign

Rangarajan Kasturi et al. Frontline Gastroenterol. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

The white nipple sign is a term used to describe a fresh fibrin clot on a varix that has bled recently. The authors describe a case to highlight the importance of prompt endo-therapy when this sign is recognised as disturbing this clot can cause brisk bleeding.

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White nipple at 5.0' clock and postbanding appearance.
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