| Literature DB >> 35991484 |
Felix Zhou1, Christopher B Lightfoot2, Geoff Williams3, Julie H Zhu3.
Abstract
A 33-year-old male with no relevant medical history presented with a few months of fatigue and reduced exercise tolerance and was found to have iron-deficiency anemia. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a cluster of isolated gastric fundal varices with high-risk stigmata. Serologic workup for cirrhosis was negative, and a FibroScan measured liver stiffness at 4.2 kilopascals. Computed tomography (CT) of his abdomen and pelvis showed non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, as well as the presence of a splenic arteriovenous (AV) fistula and splenic artery aneurysm (SAA). Resection of the fistula, SAA, and spleen completely resolved the gastric varices and anemia.Entities:
Keywords: arteriovenous fistula; gastric varices; splenic artery aneurysm
Year: 2022 PMID: 35991484 PMCID: PMC9236588 DOI: 10.3138/canlivj-2021-0024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Liver J ISSN: 2561-4444