Portal Hypertensive Mayhem: A Case Report of Colonic Variceal Bleeding Treated by Antegrade Embolization

Portal Hypertensive Mayhem: A Case Report of Colonic Variceal Bleeding Treated by Antegrade Embolization

In patients with cirrhosis of the liver, acute variceal bleeding can be fatal. Bleeding colonic varices is a very rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding that can result in massive hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. Here we present the case of a 50-year-old gentleman, having cirrhosis of t...

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Main Authors: Tushar Unhale, Ganesh Devkota, Harshil Trivedi, Pallavi Garg, Shahnawaz Bashir, Muzaffer Rashid Shawl, Kaushal Madan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
Subjects:
ectopic colonic varices
antegrade embolisation
portal hypertension
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1788986
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