Acute Heal Variceal Hemorrhage Secondary to Esophageal Sclerotherapy

Capsule Endoscopy in the Investigation of Patients with Portal Hypertension and Anemia

“…Although there are occasional reports on SB lesions in patients with PHT, their true prevalence, as well as their implication in overt and occult bleeding are unknown (9)(10)(11)(12)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). In the present study, we used CE to investigate the whole length of the SB in patients with PHT and anemia.…”

Obscure Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage from Mesenteric Varices Diagnosed by Video Capsule Endoscopy

“…It is postulated that obliteration of the coronary-azygous system could increase portal flow through alternative shunts, promote enlargement of existing varices, and precipitate bleeding (1,9,(16)(17)(18). Banding of varices may have a similar effect, as might have occurred in Case 1.…”

“…Bleeding from intestinal varices following sclerotherapy of esophageal varices or esophageal transection has been reported (1,5,9,16,17). It is postulated that obliteration of the coronary-azygous system could increase portal flow through alternative shunts, promote enlargement of existing varices, and precipitate bleeding (1,9,(16)(17)(18).…”

Transabdominal color Doppler ultrasonography for the diagnosis of small intestinal and vesical varices in a patient successfully treated with percutaneous transhepatic obliteration

“…Portal hypertension causes venous [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], and most bleeding intestinal varices, generally detected by previous intraabdominal surgery, are serious due to the difficulty of early diagnosis. Bleeding from vesical varices is rare in patients with portal hypertension [4,[18][19][20][21], since the bladder wall is an unusual collateral route for venous splanchnic blood.…”