A Bridge to Banding: Splenic Artery Embolization in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. The severe form of disease, caused by deposition of Schistosoma eggs in the portal vein, is known as hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. We present a case of a 26-year-old woman with esophageal varices in the setting of hepatosplenic...

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Autores principales: Hassan, Noor, Mohamed, Islam, Rajab, Rawan, Campbell, Jack, Zulqarnain, Mir, Sadeddin, Esmat, Ghoz, Hassan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10208712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37235002
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001064
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Sumario:Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. The severe form of disease, caused by deposition of Schistosoma eggs in the portal vein, is known as hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. We present a case of a 26-year-old woman with esophageal varices in the setting of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. This patient underwent partial splenic artery embolization to treat thrombocytopenia secondary to splenic sequestration. After embolization and improvement of cell counts, the patient was successfully able to undergo variceal band ligation.

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