title: Massive bleeding in pregnancy from ruptured oesophageal varices complicating portal hypertension: a cautionary tale.
abstract: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare complication of pancreatitis and can cause portal hypertension and oesophageal varices. Variceal rupture carries a high mortality. We report a case of successful pregnancy complicated by two episodes of massive variceal bleeding in a woman with PVT, and discuss how this might have been prevented.
authors: West Middlesex University Hospital - Obstetrics , Twickenham Road Isleworth, London TW7 6AF , UK.
authors: Alison
authors: A
authors: Crocker
authors: West Middlesex University Hospital - Obstetrics , Twickenham Road Isleworth, London TW7 6AF , UK.
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Girling
authors: West Middlesex University Hospital - Obstetrics , Twickenham Road Isleworth, London TW7 6AF , UK.
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Cotzias
keywords: haemorrhage; high-risk pregnancy; hypertension; maternal–fetal medicine