Abstract
A patient with the adult type of Gaucher's disease and ascites expired after massive and uncontrollable bleeding from esophageal varices. A liver biopsy performed after death showed massive liver infiltration with Gaucher's cells as well as fibrosis. To the best of our knowledge a similar fatal exsangunation due to bleeding from esophageal varices has not been reported in adult patients with Gaucher's disease.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 838-839 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American Journal of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1982 |