Intraperitoneal haemorrhage from anterior abdominal wall varices.
Patients with oesophageal varices frequently present with gastrointestinal haemorrhage but bleeding from varices at other sites is rare. We present a patient with hepatitis C-induced cirrhosis and partial portal vein occlusion who developed spontaneous haemorrhage from anterior abdominal wall varices into the rectus abdominus muscle and peritoneal cavity.
Hunt
J B
JB
Department of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Imperial College, London, UK.
Appleyard
M
M
Thursz
M
M
Carey
P D
PD
Guillou
P J
PJ
Thomas
H C
HC
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications*