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Suture of massive hemorrhoidal bleeding in portal hypertension

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Massive hemorrhoidal hemorrhage in portal hypertension can be treated by figure-of-eight stick-tie suture.

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Box 450, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Santhat Nivatvongs M.D.

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Nivatvongs, S. Suture of massive hemorrhoidal bleeding in portal hypertension. Dis Colon Rectum 28, 878–879 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555498

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