Small-bowel varices due to mesenteric metastasis.
Small-bowel varices are rare, occurring almost exclusively in patients with portal hypertension. A patient with ileal varices due to mesenteric venous occlusion by metastatic tumor is reported. This association has not been described previously.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000209:etiology*