[A case of ruptured ileal varices associated with alcoholic liver cirrhosis]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2007 Apr;104(4):561-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The case was a 33-year-old woman with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Her chief complaint was melena. She had undergone the abdominal operation in the past. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal the bleeding point in the gastrointestinal tract. We diagnosed the bleeding from the ileocecum by the hemorrhage scintigraphy, the superior mesenteric artery angiography, and CT angiography. She had varices at the terminal ileum and adhesion between the ovary and the ileum end. The subtotal resection of the ileum was performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileum / blood supply*
  • Ileum / surgery
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications*
  • Varicose Veins / etiology*
  • Varicose Veins / surgery