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. 2023 Dec 20;10(12):e01217.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001217. eCollection 2023 Dec.

A Fatal Retroperitoneal Hematoma From a Massive Mesenteric Variceal Bleeding

Yassine Kilani  1 , Priscila Castro Puelo  1 , Jiwon Park  1 , Marcello Olsen Verme  1 , Andrey Gappasov  2 , Sulaiman Azeez  3
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A Fatal Retroperitoneal Hematoma From a Massive Mesenteric Variceal Bleeding

Yassine Kilani et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figure 1.
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis showing a 5cm x 7cm x 9cm retroperitoneal hematoma (A, red arrow). Multiple mesenteric varices were visualized on CT with contrast (B, red arrow). Transcatheter sclerotherapy and coiling of the right mesenteric varix determined as the source of bleeding (C and D).
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