Portal hypertension due to arteriovenous fistula of the gastroduodenal artery.
The record is presented of a patient with severe recurrent bleeding due to portal hypertension. Surgical control of the feeding vessels of a fistulous communication between the gastroduodenal artery and its companion vein arrested the haemorrhage and controlled the portal hypertension.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*