Gallbladder wall variceal haemorrhage with associated rupture: a rare cause of mortality in the cirrhotic patient.

Gallbladder wall varices are unusual ectopic varices, which occur in the setting of portal hypertension, usually but not universally associated with portal vein thrombosis. Rupture of these varices may lead to life-threatening intra abdominal haemorrhage and is associated with a high mortality rate. We report a case of gallbladder wall variceal haemorrhage in a cirrhotic patient with patent transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, which resulted in death.