Spontaneous Ectopic Paraumbilical Variceal Bleeding in a Patient With Cirrhosis

Dolly Patel, Rucha Borkhetaria, Victoria Motz, Shandiz Shahbazi, Thomas Riley III

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Abstract

Ectopic variceal hemorrhage is a rare sequela of portal hypertension, accounting for 5% of variceal bleeding events. Although mortality rates are high for this condition, there is no estab-lished management protocol. We present a patient case of spontaneous external hemorrhage from an ectopic paraumbilical varicosity in the setting of portal hypertension secondary to decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis that was treated effectively with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere210115
JournalAnnals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
Volume1
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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