Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension
Variceal bleeding remains a fatal complication of portal hypertension. Periampullary varices are rare and, due to their location, are difficult to diagnose and treat. Similar to esophagogastric varices, they are the result of high portosystemic pressures secondary to intrahepatic causes such as cirr...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
|
Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4643695 |
id |
doaj-482cdada71e54cc2a37346db3e342962 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-482cdada71e54cc2a37346db3e3429622020-11-24T22:21:39ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/46436954643695Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal HypertensionZahava C. Farkas0Priyanka Chugh1Shalom Frager2Khwaja F. Haq3Muhammad Ali Khan4Shantanu Solanki5Edward Esses6Gregory Veillette7Roxana Bodin8Department of Medicine, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADepartment of Medicine, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USAInternal Medicine, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADepartment of Radiology, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USAVariceal bleeding remains a fatal complication of portal hypertension. Periampullary varices are rare and, due to their location, are difficult to diagnose and treat. Similar to esophagogastric varices, they are the result of high portosystemic pressures secondary to intrahepatic causes such as cirrhosis and extrahepatic causes such as portal or splenic vein thrombosis. We report a case of a periampullary varix resulting in hemobilia during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4643695 |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Zahava C. Farkas Priyanka Chugh Shalom Frager Khwaja F. Haq Muhammad Ali Khan Shantanu Solanki Edward Esses Gregory Veillette Roxana Bodin |
spellingShingle |
Zahava C. Farkas Priyanka Chugh Shalom Frager Khwaja F. Haq Muhammad Ali Khan Shantanu Solanki Edward Esses Gregory Veillette Roxana Bodin Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
author_facet |
Zahava C. Farkas Priyanka Chugh Shalom Frager Khwaja F. Haq Muhammad Ali Khan Shantanu Solanki Edward Esses Gregory Veillette Roxana Bodin |
author_sort |
Zahava C. Farkas |
title |
Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension |
title_short |
Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension |
title_full |
Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension |
title_fullStr |
Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension |
title_full_unstemmed |
Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension |
title_sort |
periampullary variceal bleeding: an atypical complication of portal hypertension |
publisher |
Hindawi Limited |
series |
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
issn |
2090-6528 2090-6536 |
publishDate |
2018-01-01 |
description |
Variceal bleeding remains a fatal complication of portal hypertension. Periampullary varices are rare and, due to their location, are difficult to diagnose and treat. Similar to esophagogastric varices, they are the result of high portosystemic pressures secondary to intrahepatic causes such as cirrhosis and extrahepatic causes such as portal or splenic vein thrombosis. We report a case of a periampullary varix resulting in hemobilia during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4643695 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT zahavacfarkas periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT priyankachugh periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT shalomfrager periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT khwajafhaq periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT muhammadalikhan periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT shantanusolanki periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT edwardesses periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT gregoryveillette periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension AT roxanabodin periampullaryvaricealbleedinganatypicalcomplicationofportalhypertension |
_version_ |
1725770157996900352 |