Year 2023 / Volume 115 / Number 2
Letter
Hemoperitoneum due to rupture of intra-abdominal varices

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2022.8937/2022

Cynthia Ramírez Castro, Itxaso Jiménez Iragorri, Noelia Martín Vicente, José Luis Cabriada Nuño,

Abstract
Portal hypertension, responsible for the formation of oesophageal varices, also generates intra-abdominal varicose dilations, especially of the perisplenic and mesenteric veins, which, like the oesophageal veins, are susceptible to rupturing and bleeding, in this case within the peritoneal cavity. However, the spontaneous rupture of these intraperitoneal varices is a rare complication, and poorly described in the literature. We present the case of a 72-year-old woman with CHILD B liver cirrhosis of unknown aetiology with portal hypertension on primary prophylaxis with carvedilol.
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Publication history

Received: 17/05/2022

Accepted: 27/05/2022

Online First: 24/06/2022

Published: 07/02/2023

Article Online First time: 38 days

Article editing time: 266 days


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