title: Successful percutaneous angioembolisation of bleeding jejunal varix by acrylate glue and coils.
abstract: Portal hypertension is a common disease worldwide. One of its rare complications is bleeding jejunal varices which is usually asymptomatic and may present with gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a case of a jejunal bleeding that was successfully embolised with acrylate glue and embolisation coils. A middle-aged woman with a history of multiple abdominal surgeries for adenocarcinoma of right ovary, presented to us with multiple episodes of haematochezia. On a CT scan of the abdomen, she was diagnosed with chronic liver disease with portal hypertension, multiple varices at porto-systemic anastomosis and ectopic jejunal varix. She was treated by interventional radiologists by percutaneous embolisation of bleeding varix using glue and embolisation coils through a portal venous approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tanveer Ul
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.forename: Nauman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alqamari
authors.forename: Raza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sayani
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hilal
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates; D000269:Adhesives; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D000269:Adhesives; C036658:acrylic acid