Successful treatment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) of recurrent massive rectal bleeding due to portal hypertension: Case report

Yesilkaya Y., Cil B., PEYNİRCİOĞLU B., ŞİMŞEK H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.24, sa.4, ss.363-366, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0612
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.363-366
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Bleeding from anorectal varices can be massive and life-threatening. Punctual separation between hemorrhoids and anorectal varices is important. Numerous treatment options are available for management of bleeding anorectal varices, but none of them has demonstrated definitive efficacy. We report a case of successful transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in controlling massive recurrent rectal variceal bleeding in an elderly male patient.