Isolated arterioportal fistula presenting with variceal hemorrhage

Anupama Nookala, Behnam Saberi, Ramon Ter-Oganesyan, Gary Kanel, Phillip Duong, Takeshi Saito

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Abstract

We report a case of life-threatening hematemesis due to portal hypertension caused by an isolated arterio-portal fistula (APF). Intrahepatic APFs are extremely rare and are a cause of presinusoidal portal hypertension. Etiologies for APFs are comprised of precipitating trauma, malignancy, and hereditary hemorrhagic telan-giectasia, but these were not the case in our patient. Idiopathic APFs are usually due to congenital vascular abnormalities and thus usually present in the pediatric setting. This is one of the first cases of adult-onset isolated APF who presented with portal hypertension and was successfully managed through endoscopic hemostasis and subsequent interventional radiological embolization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2714-2717
Number of pages4
JournalWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume19
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - May 7 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Arterioportal fistula
  • Hepatic artery embolization
  • Hepatic vein pressure gradient
  • Pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gastroenterology

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