Transverse colon varices.

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Title: Transverse colon varices.
Authors: Hatami, Behzad1 bzd_hatami@yahoo.com, Salarieh, Naghmeh2, Moghadam, Pardis Ketabi2, Mahdavi, Mehran2, Farahani, Azam2
Source: Gastroenterology & Hepatology from Bed to Bench. Spring2022, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p184-187. 4p.
Subject Terms: *COLON diseases, *COLONOSCOPY, *CIRRHOSIS of the liver, *BALLOON occlusion, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *VARICOSE veins, *DISEASE complications
Abstract: Portal hypertension associated with liver cirrhosis usually leads to gastroesophageal varices; however, ectopic varices secondary to liver cirrhosis are not common, especially colonic varices which occur with a low frequency. We are going to discuss the case of a 75-year-old man with liver (HBV) cirrhosis who was admitted to the hospital with rectorrhagia. Colonoscopy revealed evidence of acute bleeding in tortuous colonic varices. The band ligation performed during the colonoscopy had failed to control the bleeding. The patient was referred to Taleghani Hospital in Tehran, and rectorrhagia was subsequently successfully controlled by BRTO technique (balloon-occluded retrograded transvenous obliteration). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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ISSN:20082258
Published in:Gastroenterology & Hepatology from Bed to Bench
Language:English