A Rare Case of Portal Hypertensive Polyps in Chronic Heart and Liver Disease Presenting With Acute Blood Loss Anemia
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 58-year-old man with chronic nonischemic cardiomyopathy and nonalcoholic cirrhosis awaiting dual-organ transplantation was admitted for acute anemia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy were performed, revealing grade II esophageal varices and several large gastric polyps. The patient responded appropriately to transfusions and was discharged following therapeutic endoscopies.
Language: English
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407686331