Massive hematochezia due to jejunal varices successfully treated with coil embolization

We report a case of hematochezia with hemodynamic instability due to jejunal varices in a cirrhotic patient with no prior history of surgery. The patient was managed with coil embolization via the portal vein. After which, the patient did not present any hemorrhage recurrence and maintained a stable...

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Autores principales: Nasr, Sahar, Dahmani, Wafa, Jaziri, Hanene, Becheikh, Yesser, Ameur, Wafa Ben, Elleuch, Nour, Jmaa, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9487444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36188043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6339
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Sumario:We report a case of hematochezia with hemodynamic instability due to jejunal varices in a cirrhotic patient with no prior history of surgery. The patient was managed with coil embolization via the portal vein. After which, the patient did not present any hemorrhage recurrence and maintained a stable hemoglobin level.

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