A story of esophageal variceal rupture

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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 7, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ron-whitchurch" rel="tag" > Ron Whitchurch, CRNA < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Emergency Medicine Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs