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A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of haematemesis and melaena. He had no known medical history.
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- Portal Hypertension
- Portal Vein Thrombosis
- Portal Pressure
- Gastric Varix
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
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Dillon, A., Tripathi, D. (2017). Portal Hypertension: Varices. In: Cross, T. (eds) Liver Disease in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43126-0_3
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