HPB Surgery
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 240780, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/240780
Case Report

Hemoperitoneum in a Cirrhotic Patient Due to Rupture of Retroperitoneal Varix

1Department of General Surgery of Universitary Hospital and Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), 05403-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2Section of Vascular Surgery, Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), Avienda Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, 05403-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Received 7 May 2008; Revised 7 October 2008; Accepted 3 February 2009

Academic Editor: Richard Charnley

Copyright © 2009 Igor Rafael Sincos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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