## Abstract Two cases of Gaucher's disease with portal hypertension are dscribed, of which one was relieved by splenectomy and the other, which had recurrent bleeding from oesophageal varices, by portacaval anastomosis. These cases demonstrate that portal hypertension in this condition may be due t
Gaucher's disease and acquired coagulopathy
β Scribed by John E. Humphries; Charles E. Hess
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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