A case of esophageal variceal bleeding due to a hepatic arterioportal shunt through a hemangioma in cirrhosis.
- Author:
Jae Yoon JEONG
1
;
Joo Hyun SOHN
;
Byoung Kwan SON
;
Dong Soo HAN
;
Min Ho LEE
;
Dong Hoo LEE
;
Choon Suk KEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea. sonjh@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophageal varices;
Hematemesis;
Hemangioma;
Portal hypertension;
Liver cirrhosis
- MeSH:
Esophageal and Gastric Varices*;
Fibrosis*;
Hemangioma*;
Hematemesis;
Humans;
Hypertension, Portal;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Ligation;
Liver;
Liver Cirrhosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2007;73(1):76-80
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The hepatic hemangioma is the most common benign tumor in the liver. Most hemangiomas are asymptomatic and treatment is not required. Rarely, complications occur due to a hepatic arterioportal shunt through a large high-flow hemangioma. We report a case of recurrent esophageal variceal bleeding despite repeated esophageal variceal ligation (EVL) due to a hepatic arterioportal shunt through a large high-flow hemangioma that was successfully treated with hepatic arterial embolization, in a patient with cirrhosis and end stage renal disease.
