Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Marcos Mucenic²  Manoel De Souza Rocha¹  Antônio Atílio Laudanna²  Eduardo Luiz Rachid CanÇado² 

[1] ,University of São Paulo School of Medicine Department of GastroenterologySão Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: Aneurysm;    Portal hypertension;    Portal vein;    Schistosomiasis;    Splenectomy;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652002000500005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Portal vein aneurysm is a rare medical entity that can be caused by chronic hepatic diseases with portal hypertension. We describe a 45-year-old man with variceal bleeding from hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and an incidentally found intrahepatic aneurysm. Diagnosis was confirmed with non-invasive imaging exams, arteriography and liver biopsy. Following splenectomy, the aneurysm diameter decreased substantially.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC   
 All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License