Portal hypertension hemorrhage secondary to a stomal varicose vein in a patient with two consecutive thrombosis of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2023 Dec;115(12):738-739. doi: 10.17235/reed.2023.9643/2023.

Abstract

Less than 5% of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) with portal hypertension (PH) develop atypical shunt (in regions other than the esophagus or the stomach). Within this group are varices associated with a stoma, for example the ones associated with an uretero-ileostomy which are infrequent. They are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, as they can cause hemorrhages due to PH. We present a clinical case about stoma varicose bleeding as the latest guidelines for the management of PH do not mention them or their treatment due to their low incidence.

MeSH terms

  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Hemorrhage / complications
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal* / complications
  • Hypertension, Portal* / surgery
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Portal Vein
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic* / adverse effects
  • Thrombosis* / complications
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Varicose Veins* / surgery