title: Curative treatment of bleeding esophageal varices secondary to a splenic arterio-venous fistula.
abstract: A 59 year old female, who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and ascites, developed major bleeding from esophageal varices. Celiac angiography demonstrated a splenic arterio-venous fistula with early filling of an enlarged splenic vein and esophageal varices (pre-sinusoidal extra hepatic portal hypertension). The patient underwent splenectomy and resection of the fistula with resultant disappearance of the varices and presenting symptoms.
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000601:surgery*