Ectopic Varices in Colonic Stoma: MDCT Findings.
- Author:
Jae Woong CHOI
1
;
Chang Hee LEE
;
Kyeong Ah KIM
;
Cheol Min PARK
;
Jin Yong KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Computed tomography (CT); Surgery, Complications; Varices
- MeSH: Varicose Veins/*complications/*radiography/therapy; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods; Recurrence; Male; Ligation; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Humans; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/*etiology/*radiography/therapy; *Colostomy; Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2006;7(4):297-299
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Ectopic stomal varices are an unusual cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The term "ectopic stomal varices" means abnormally dilated veins that have developed in the stomal mucosa. We describe the 2D reformatted and 3D volume rendered images by MDCT in a patient with an episode of acute bleeding from the colonic stoma. This case indicates that the 2D reformatted and 3D volume rendered images are useful to detect this rare complication of portal hypertension, and they help to tailor adequate treatment for the patients with bleeding from stomal varices.
