TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatoportal fistula in an 83-year-old male, presenting with hematemesis 52 years after blunt trauma
AU - Blecher, Gideon A.
AU - Bohmer, Robert
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Hepatoportal arteriovenous fistulae are a rare cause of portal hypertension, which can have significant clinical manifestations. They have multiple etiologies, one of which includes hepatic trauma. We present a case of hepatoportal fistula presenting with bleeding esophageal varices in an 83-year-old man. The exact cause of fistula in this case is not entirely clear; however, hepatic trauma was noted in the patients' history, some 52 years before presentation. We also present a literature review on this rare and interesting phenomenon.
AB - Hepatoportal arteriovenous fistulae are a rare cause of portal hypertension, which can have significant clinical manifestations. They have multiple etiologies, one of which includes hepatic trauma. We present a case of hepatoportal fistula presenting with bleeding esophageal varices in an 83-year-old man. The exact cause of fistula in this case is not entirely clear; however, hepatic trauma was noted in the patients' history, some 52 years before presentation. We also present a literature review on this rare and interesting phenomenon.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876447500&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182806371
DO - 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182806371
M3 - Article
C2 - 23579537
AN - SCOPUS:84876447500
SN - 1530-4515
VL - 23
SP - e84-e86
JO - Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
JF - Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
IS - 2
ER -