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- Title
Intraperitoneal bleeding due to rupture of the left gastric vein (LGV) in a patient with liver cirrhosis: a case report.
- Authors
Watanabe, Masaaki; Shibuya, Akitaka; Kitamura, Yumiko; Takigawa, Masakazu; Matsunaga, Keiji; Nishimaki, Hiroshi; Sasaki, Mayumi; Isobe, Yoshinori; Kokubu, Shigehiro; Soma, Kazui; Saigenji, Katsunori
- Abstract
Intraperitoneal bleeding from ruptured ectopic varices is a rare and fatal complication in patients with portal hypertension. Although laparotomy with high mortality is performed, it is difficult to detect correct bleeding site and save the patient. This is probably the first case report of rupture from left gastric vein revealed by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). We propose the use of TIPS for diagnosing and treating intraperitoneal bleeding from ectopic varices.
- Subjects
CIRRHOSIS of the liver; PERITONEUM; HEMORRHAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ABDOMINAL surgery; HYPERTENSION; CASE studies
- Publication
Abdominal Imaging, 2008, Vol 33, Issue 3, p324
- ISSN
0942-8925
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00261-007-9248-7