title: Transverse colonic varices successfully treated with endoscopic procedure.
abstract: A 75-year-old woman with hepatitis C virus antibody-positive liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital with anal bleeding. Colonoscopy revealed red color-positive tortuous transverse colonic varices near the splenic flexure. Colonic varices were considered to be the most probable cause of bleeding, although the precise site could not be determined. Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy was performed for colonic varices. Endoscopic clipping was performed for bilateral sites of varices as an additional treatment. Four months after endoscopic treatments, colonoscopy revealed ulcer scars in the transverse colon and shrinkage of the varices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan. taka.sato@ja-hokkaidoukouseiren.or.jp.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Akaike
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Jouji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toyota
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karino
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishioka
keywords: Colonic varices; Endoscopic clipping; Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Portal hypertension; Transverse colon