Severe acute bleeding from portal colopathy controlled by somatostatin: a case report.

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2004-07-03
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Portal hypertensive colopathy (PHC) is a recently described entity in patients with portal hypertension which can cause even life-threatening lower gastrointestinal bleeding. In contrast to variceal bleed, there is no standardized treatment for the control of bleeding from these lesions. We report a case of alcoholic cirrhosis with portal hypertension, in whom bleeding from colonic angiodysplasia-like lesions was effectively controlled by somatostatin infusion.
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Rana SS, Dutta U, Sinha SK, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Bhasin DK. Severe acute bleeding from portal colopathy controlled by somatostatin: a case report. Tropical Gastroenterology. 2004 Jul-Sep; 25(3): 144-5
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/124180
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Tropical Gastroenterology