Assertion: splenectomy | /r/CapableOf | ameliorate the bleeding
Facets:
value: in cases
type: TEMPORAL
value: in controlling back pressure
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In cases where bleeding gastric varices occur because of splenic vein thrombosis, splenectomy ameliorates the bleeding in controlling back pressure from the thrombosed splenic vein, which is transmitted to the gastric varix.