Pseudoaneurysm of the portal vein as a rare source of gastrointestinal bleeding in pregnancy: a case report.
A 28-year-old, 32 week pregnant primigravida woman with a past history of increased blood pressure presented with RUQ pain as well as sudden onset of hematemesis. This case illustrates the occurrence of a rare complication (rupture of portal vein pseudoaneurysm inside the biliary system), appearing as upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a pregnant woman. The cause of the rupture is presumably pregnancy-related. We would like to emphasize the presence of pseudoaneurysm of the portal vein as a rare source of gastrointestinal bleeding in pregnancy.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Reza
R
Javadrasshid
Medical Student Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Sarah
S
Mozafarpour
Resident of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Shohreh
S
Sadrarami
Resident of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Javd
J
Jalili
Fellowship of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Bita
B
Sepehri
ERCP; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Portal vein pseudoaneurysm; Pregnancy