Sarcoidosis of the liver, complicated by bleeding oesophageal varices.
Case report of a 57-year-old woman with pulmonary and hepatic sarcoidosis. As a rare complication, portal hypertension developed and first became manifest as bleeding from oesophageal varices. A portocaval shunt was successfully performed and the patient remained in stable condition after a follow-up of two years.
D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology