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Review
. 2012 Nov 9;1(5):167-172.
doi: 10.1002/cld.95. eCollection 2012 Nov.

Ectopic varices

Shiv Kumar Sarin  1 , Chandan K N Kumar  1
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Review

Ectopic varices

Shiv Kumar Sarin et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A,B) Upper GI endoscopic image of duodenal varix with CBD stents in situ in a young boy of extrahepatic portal venous obstruction with portal biliopathy. (C,D) CT angiography showing (C) a sagittal view and (D) a coronal view of paraduodenal collaterals impinging on the duodenum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Perirectal collaterals in a patient with cirrhosis with rectal varices. (A) Sagittal reformatted image. (B) Coronal image.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Algorithm for the management of hemoperitoneum due to ruptured retroperitoneal varices.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Algorithm for the management of ectopic variceal bleed.
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