Open AccessA Case of Spontaneous Bleeding of Multiple Lumbar Arteries in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Jong Sam Hong,
Woo Jin Jeong,
Yang Han,
Sa Young Shin,
Jae Hyuck Jun,
Yeong Min Woo,
Jung Ho Yun,
Gab Jin Cheon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2015.65.3.186
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , lumbar arteries , varix , esophageal varices , gastric varices , surgery , embolization , portal hypertension , radiology , lumbar
Esophageal and gastric varix, portal hypertensive gastropathy, Mallory-Weiss tear and gastric ulcer are common causes of bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, spontaneous arterial bleeding without a history of trauma is a rare cause of bleeding which can be fatal. We report a case of a 55-year-old woman with alcoholic liver cirrhosis who developed spontaneous bleeding of multiple right lumbar arteries and died in spite of repetitive transfusion and embolization.
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