[Low gastrointestinal bleeding due to ectopic varices as a result of adhesions].
Portal hypertension frequently causes the appearance of porto-systemic shunts, such as esophageal varices and also, but with much less frequency, other atypical shunts known as ectopic varices. Despite their infrequency/rarity, ectopic varices can cause serious gastrointestinal bleeding. Intraabdominal adhesions, especially post-operative ones, promote their appearance. The therapeutic management of ectopic varices is initially the same as that for esophageal varices but surgical treatment is usually necessary as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure.
Unidad de Coloproctología, Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo I, Sección de Cirugía de Urgencia, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
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Perea García
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Lago Oliver
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Muñoz Jiménez
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del Valle
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Duque Pérez
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Turégano Fuentes
D000368:Aged; D004064:Digestive System / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications*