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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for intractable colonic bleeding in a patient with cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Malki Sina,
Allen Robert,
Pavli Paul
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02197.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , portal hypertension , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , portosystemic shunt , liver disease , alcoholic liver disease , gastrointestinal bleeding , shunt (medical) , surgery , radiology , endoscopy
A patient with portal hypertension due to alcoholic liver disease developed colonic bleeding that responded to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) after the failure of other measures. This case illustrates that TIPS should be considered in the treatment of colonic, as well as upper gastrointestinal, bleeding associated with portal hypertension.