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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-6 | Issue-07
Downhill Esophageal Variceal Bleeding Complicating a Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in Behcet's Disease: Another Case Report of a Rare Situation
Krati K, Haraki I, El Yazal S, Eyi AN, Benayad A, Jiddi S, Lairani FZ
Published: July 30, 2018 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2018.v06i07.003
Pages: 449-451
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Abstract
Superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis, a possible complication of Behçet disease (BD), can lead to the development of venous collaterals in the upper esophagus known as downhill esophageal varices (DEV). It is a rare condition, and bleeding from this varices, althought rarer, can be life threatening. Presently describe is a case of a 25-year-old male patient with five years history of vasculo Behçet, presenting a SVC syndrome with upper gastro intestinal bleeding (GIB) consequent to the UEV.