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Case Reports
. 1995 Feb;7(2):185-6.

Favourable prognosis following variceal haemorrhage complicating hepatic sarcoidosis

P D Mullins  1 , G R Youngs
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Case Reports

Favourable prognosis following variceal haemorrhage complicating hepatic sarcoidosis

P D Mullins et al. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1995 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To report the case of a patient with bleeding oesophageal varices due to portal hypertension complicating hepatic sarcoidosis.

Patient: A 43-year-old man.

Methods: Six subsequent bleeds over 12 years were treated with sclerotherapy.

Results: Following sclerotherapy the patient has remained asymptomatic.

Conclusion: Portal hypertension due to sarcoid liver disease can have a favourable prognosis and early referral for port-systemic shunting may be inadvisable.

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