title: Controlling the bleeding of jejunal varices formed at the site of choledochojejunostomy: report of 2 cases and a review of the literature.
abstract: Hemorrhage from jejunal varices formed at the site of Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy is rather rare, and no guidelines have so far been established for its treatment. This report presents the cases of 2 patients with jejunal varices formed at the site of choledochojejunostomy that were treated using different methods. An obstruction of the extrahepatic portal vein resulted in massive gastrointestinal bleeding in both cases CASE 1: A 59-year-old male developed jejunal varices at the site of choledochojejunostomy. Multidetector computed tomography showed that the source of bleeding was located in the small intestine near portojejunal varices. The jejunal vein supplying the afferent loop was embolized using interventional radiology. There was no evidence of liver dysfunction or rebleeding after the embolization CASE 2: A 79-year-old female developed jejunal varices at the site of choledochojejunostomy. Abdominal angiography could not detect the source of bleeding, and hence, a mesocaval shunt operation was performed.
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Saeki
authors: Kentaro
authors: K
authors: Ide
authors: Hideaki
authors: H
authors: Kakizawa
authors: Masaki
authors: M
authors: Ishikawa
authors: Hirotaka
authors: H
authors: Tashiro
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Ohdan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002768:Choledochostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*