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Life-threatening hematochezia from a rectal venous malformation successfully treated with microfoam sclerotherapy: description of a new technique

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  1. Phlebology Unit, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    A. Sierra

  2. Department of General Surgery, University Clinic of Navarra, Av. Pío XII, 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    J. Baixauli & J. A. Cienfuegos

  3. Department of General Surgery, University Hospital León, León, Spain

    T. Elosúa & J. Arredondo

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Sierra, A., Baixauli, J., Elosúa, T. et al. Life-threatening hematochezia from a rectal venous malformation successfully treated with microfoam sclerotherapy: description of a new technique. Int J Colorectal Dis 30, 1427–1428 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2122-0

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