Distal inferior mesenteric veins to renal vein shunt for treatment of bleeding anorectal varices: case report and review of literature |
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Authors: | Rahmani Omid Wolpert Lorraine M Drezner A David |
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Affiliation: | Connecticut Vascular Institute, Hartford Hospital, 85 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102, USA. |
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Abstract: | Isolated intractable bleeding from anorectal varices is a rare complication of portal hypertension. We report a case of a patient with cirrhosis and hepatofugal flow who had severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding from anorectal varices. This is the first case report of construction of a distal inferior mesenteric vein shunt to left renal vein as a selective shunt for treatment of bleeding anorectal varices in a patient with hepatofugal flow. The patient is a 39-year-old white man with a medical history significant for alcohol abuse who was seen with bright red blood per rectum requiring 10 units of packed red blood cells over the course of a year. The work-up revealed anorectal varices with no other colonic lesions. The patient underwent construction of a distal inferior mesenteric vein to left renal vein shunt. |
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