An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient

An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient

Gastrointerstinal bleeding is a frequent and severe complication of cirrhosis. The rupture of esophageal varices is the main cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhosis. It occurs in about 30 to 40% of patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices. Multidisciplinary approach is need...

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Main Author: Deeba Ali, Wilfried Christian Fambo, Denis Brisebois, Yilmaz Gorur, Lionel Bosquee, Benoit Cardos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2019-11-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
Subjects:
arteriovenous fistula
cirrhosis
portal hypertension
Online Access:http://www.mdpub.net/index.php?fulltxt=71221&fulltxtj=172&fulltxtp=172-1572086605.pdf
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spelling doaj-62f52c202c7e4f169cb2f7e8870c22c62020-11-25T02:52:41ZengBulgarian Association of Young Surgeons International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports2534-98212534-98212019-11-01311http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/IJMRCR.portal-hypertension-cirrhoticpatientAn unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patientDeeba Ali, Wilfried Christian Fambo, Denis Brisebois, Yilmaz Gorur, Lionel Bosquee, Benoit CardosGastrointerstinal bleeding is a frequent and severe complication of cirrhosis. The rupture of esophageal varices is the main cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhosis. It occurs in about 30 to 40% of patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices. Multidisciplinary approach is need as it is a life threatening condition. Trans-jugular intra-hepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the elected procedure in the management of refractory bleeding to drug and endoscopic treatment. We report the case of the casual discovery of splenic arteriovenous fistula while performing TIPS in the context of alcoholic liver cirrhosis associating oesophageal varices and portal hypertension.http://www.mdpub.net/index.php?fulltxt=71221&fulltxtj=172&fulltxtp=172-1572086605.pdfarteriovenous fistulacirrhosisportal hypertension
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author Deeba Ali, Wilfried Christian Fambo, Denis Brisebois, Yilmaz Gorur, Lionel Bosquee, Benoit Cardos
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An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
arteriovenous fistula
cirrhosis
portal hypertension
author_facet Deeba Ali, Wilfried Christian Fambo, Denis Brisebois, Yilmaz Gorur, Lionel Bosquee, Benoit Cardos
author_sort Deeba Ali, Wilfried Christian Fambo, Denis Brisebois, Yilmaz Gorur, Lionel Bosquee, Benoit Cardos
title An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
title_short An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
title_full An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
title_fullStr An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
title_full_unstemmed An unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
title_sort unusual cause of portal hypertension in a cirrhotic patient
publisher Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
series International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
issn 2534-9821
2534-9821
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Gastrointerstinal bleeding is a frequent and severe complication of cirrhosis. The rupture of esophageal varices is the main cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhosis. It occurs in about 30 to 40% of patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices. Multidisciplinary approach is need as it is a life threatening condition. Trans-jugular intra-hepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the elected procedure in the management of refractory bleeding to drug and endoscopic treatment. We report the case of the casual discovery of splenic arteriovenous fistula while performing TIPS in the context of alcoholic liver cirrhosis associating oesophageal varices and portal hypertension.
topic arteriovenous fistula
cirrhosis
portal hypertension
url http://www.mdpub.net/index.php?fulltxt=71221&fulltxtj=172&fulltxtp=172-1572086605.pdf
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