TY - JOUR AU - Fragkouli, Kleio AU - Mitselou, Antigoni AU - Boumba, Vassiliki A. AU - Siozios, George AU - Vougiouklakis, George T. AU - Vougiouklakis, Theodore PY - 2012 DA - 2012/09/05 TI - Unusual death due to a bleeding from a varicose vein: a case report JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 488 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Varicose veins are a common entity presenting a worldwide distribution. Although they are usually benign, sometimes are proved to be a threatening condition. Massive hemorrhage is an unusual complication of this common venous pathology that demands immediate medical intervention. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-488 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-5-488 ID - Fragkouli2012 ER -