Endoscopic diagnosis of gastric peptic ulcer penetrating into the liver
A 61-year-old man was admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy showed a large gastric peptic ulcer with a pseudotumoral mass protruding from the ulcer bed. Histological examination of biopsies taken from the mass revealed distorted hepatic tissue and inflammatory changes. Hepatic pen...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1991 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/28045 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/28045 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology Liver Diseases/diagnosis/etiology Peptic Ulcer Perforation/complications/diagnosis |
| Sumario: | A 61-year-old man was admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy showed a large gastric peptic ulcer with a pseudotumoral mass protruding from the ulcer bed. Histological examination of biopsies taken from the mass revealed distorted hepatic tissue and inflammatory changes. Hepatic penetration was diagnosed as the cause of bleeding. Surgery findings confirmed the endoscopic diagnosis. |
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