TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Caput Medusae
A1  - Barlotta, Kevin S.
A1  - Stack, Lawrence B.
A1  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Stack, Lawrence B.
A2  - Storrow, Alan B.
A2  - Thurman, R. Jason
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
AB  - Veins  of  the  abdomen  normally  are  scarcely  visible  within  the  abdominal  wall.  Engorged  veins,  however,  are  often  visible  through  the  normal  abdominal  wall.  Engorged  veins  forming  a  knot  in  the  area  of  the  umbilicus  are  described  as  caput  medusae.  The  extent  of  associated  findings  depends  on  the  underlying  etiology.  It  is  usually  secondary  to  liver  cirrhosis,  with  subsequent  portal  hypertension  and  development  of  circulation  circumventing  the  liver.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041001
ER  -