[Ectopic varices in the terminal ileum causing gastrointestinal bleeding]

Tine Juhl Thorup; Randi Beier-Holgersen; Jens Bruun

[Ectopic varices in the terminal ileum causing gastrointestinal bleeding]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2015 Jun 22;177(26):V10140570.

[Article in Danish]

Authors

Tine Juhl Thorup¹, Randi Beier-Holgersen, Jens Bruun

Affiliation

¹ Kirurgisk Afdeling, Nordsjællands Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød. tinejuhlthorup@gmail.com.

PMID: 26099188

Abstract

Varices of the terminal ileum are not a common complication to portal hypertension but we describe a case where a 60-year-old male patient had massive, recurrent intestinal bleeding due to collateral blood supply from umbilical veins to varicose veins of the terminal ileum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Computed Tomography Angiography
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
Humans
Ileum / blood supply*
Ileum / diagnostic imaging
Ileum / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Umbilical Veins / blood supply
Varicose Veins / complications*
Varicose Veins / surgery