title: Percutaneous transsplenic embolization of jejunal varices in a patient with liver cirrhosis: a case report.
abstract: Bleeding jejunal varices are rare and could be life threatening. They are usually found in the presence of portal hypertension and prior history of gastrointestinal surgery. They can be effectively managed by radiological interventions such as transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or transhepatic embolization of varices. However, in patients with portal vein obstruction, an alternative access is necessary. We report a case of bleeding jejunal varices associated with postoperative adhesion in a patient with portal vein thrombosis which was successfully managed by percutaneous transsplenic embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital, 17 Haengdang-dong, Sungdong-gu, Seoul, 133-792, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jinoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung-Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Yongsoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo Kyoung
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Min Yeong
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*