Gastrointestinal hemorrhage related to aneurysms of the visceral arteries
- Author:
Phu Duc Bui
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Aneurysm
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2001;395(3):6-7
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A case of gastrointestinal haemoharrge that related to aneurysm of the visceral artery was reported in HuÕ Central Hospital. The patient underwent operation with diagnose of rupture of visceral artery aneurysms to gastrointestinal tract. Open surgery found that liver was in blood perfusion, spleen was enlarged and attached, spleen vein was enlarged. Ascites was absence. Gastric and duodenal ulcer was not found. The left liver stem has a pulsed mass with size of 7x5x6cm. This mass attached to smaller omentum, ruptured to pancreas and compressed spleen vein and liver stem. This aneurysm and spleen was resected and flow of liver artery was reconstructed.
