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Online med book research. The patient I talked to a few weeks ago had alcohol induce cirrhosis with herniation.

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Apr 30 '10, 22:00

So now I need to research it and write about it. :/

The problem is I can't really find the herniation as a complication. Which I think it is.
Cirrhosis -> Portal Hypertension -> Hernia?

:/

Yea.. I am stuck on a friday night doing online research.. how exciting.

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I don't see how you get a hernia from cirrhosis, but then, you're the med student, not me. -- nm - Mop Apr 30, 22:02 5
- Well, here is the explanation that I got from the doc but now I need to put the pieces together. The portal hypertension causes build up of fluid in - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 30, 22:06 2
  - it's out there. here's one hit... - b! Apr 30, 22:10 1
    - this is better. number 7. nm but: -- (link) - b! Apr 30, 22:11
- I'm thinking it doesn't mean the kind of hernia you're thinking of. -- nm - loosilu Apr 30, 22:03 1
  - probably a hernation of the organ itself -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Apr 30, 22:03

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Online med book research. The patient I talked to a few weeks ago had alcohol induce cirrhosis with herniation.

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