A Rare Case of Downhill Esophageal Varices in the Absence of Superior Vena Cava Obstruction

Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar;112(3):413. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.489.

Authors

Samiollah Gholam¹, Sehem Ghazala², Bhupesh Pokhrel³, Archita P Desai^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Liver Research Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

PMID: 28270665
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.489

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome