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01-04-2015 | Case Report
A case of mediastinal fibrosis due to radiotherapy and ‘downhill’ esophageal varices: a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Authors:
Bulent Yasar, Evren Abut
Published in:
Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology
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Issue 2/2015
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Abstract
‘Downhill’ varices are located in the proximal part of the esophagus. Their etiology differs from the distal types, with most of them usually being related to superior vena cava obstruction. Although bleeding due to ‘downhill’ varices is very rare, it can be life-threatening. Here, we present a case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to mediastinal fibrosis associated with chest radiotherapy for seminoma metastasis sixteen years previously, which was successfully treated conservatively.