Open AccessRefractory bleeding from ectopic varices stopped by percutaneous transhepatic portal vein recanalization and stenting
Author(s) -
Geraldina Poggi,
Cesare Massa Saluzzo,
Benedetta Montagna,
Chiara Picchi,
Francesco Salerno
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2332-7251
pISSN - 2332-7243
DOI - 10.5430/crim.v3n3p52
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , portal vein thrombosis , varices , complication , radiology , gastrointestinal bleeding , portal hypertension , stent , refractory (planetary science) , gastric varices , thrombosis , surgery , portography , portal vein , cirrhosis , physics , astrobiology
Ectopic varices is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. We reported a case of severe bleeding due to jejunal varices which arose as a complication of extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis. The patient was successfully treated by portal vein recanalization and percutaneous transhepatic stent placement.