title: Intraperitoneal haemorrhage from anterior abdominal wall varices.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Appleyard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thursz
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guillou
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: 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*