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- Title
Pseudoaneurysm of the portal vein as a rare source of gastrointestinal bleeding in pregnancy: a case report.
- Authors
Javadrasshid, Reza; Mozafarpour, Sarah; Sadrarami, Shohreh; Jalili, Javd; Sepehri, Bita
- Abstract
A 28-year-old, 32 week pregnant primigravida woman with a past history of increased blood pressure presented with RUQ pain as well as sudden onset of hematemesis. This case illustrates the occurrence of a rare complication (rupture of portal vein pseudoaneurysm inside the biliary system), appearing as upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a pregnant woman. The cause of the rupture is presumably pregnancy-related. We would like to emphasize the presence of pseudoaneurysm of the portal vein as a rare source of gastrointestinal bleeding in pregnancy.
- Subjects
ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography; GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage diagnosis; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage; PORTAL vein; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE aneurysms
- Publication
Gastroenterology & Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 2012, Vol 5, Issue 4, p213
- ISSN
2008-2258
- Publication type
Case Study