Black esophagus: Massive bleeding in cirrhosis does not always mean variceal rupture.

Gastroenterol Hepatol

Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.

Published: May 2024


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