| Literature DB >> 30929610 |
Nassir Rostambeigi1,2, Prashant Shrestha2, Ty B Dunn3, Jafar Golzarian2, Pooria Khoshnoodi4, Michael Rosenberg2, Reza Talaie2.
Abstract
A 57-year-old male presented with intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) 1 year after a successful simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant. No source could be found after 5 tagged red blood cell studies, 3 computed tomographies (CTs), 7 endoscopies, and 4 catheter angiograms. Review of CTs showed pathologically enlarged superior mesenteric vein branches near a jejunal segment near pancreas graft. Transhepatic superior mesenteric venogram showed varicosities near jejunum, which were obliterated with ethylene vinyl alcohol (Onyx). Follow-up CTs confirmed complete obliteration, but he had more GIBs and eventually underwent native jejunal and donor duodenal resection. He has remained GIB-free for 12 months.Entities:
Keywords: ectopic varicosis; gastrointestinal bleeding; jejunal varices; onyx; pancreas transplant
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30929610 DOI: 10.1177/1538574419839255
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vasc Endovascular Surg ISSN: 1538-5744 Impact factor: 1.089