Year 2016 / Volume 108 / Number 8
Case Report
Superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula presenting as gastrointestinal bleeding: case report and literature review

503-507

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2015.3852/2015

Chong Wang, Xuan Zhu, Gui-Hai Guo, Xu Shu, Jian Wang, Yin Zhu, Bimin Li, Ying Wang,

Abstract
Superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula (SMAVF) is a rare vascular disorder usually following penetrating abdominal trauma or gastrointestinal surgery. Percutaneous endovascular treatment such as embolization, has been widely used to treat this disease. We report a patient, who was presented with melena at the onset of his symptoms, then an acute hematemesis in shock. A SMAVF was diagnosed on an angiogram after a large mesenteric vein was seen on CT. The patient had a successful emergency endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) to stop bleeding. Then the patient received fistula embolization with covered stent.
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Received: 17/05/2015

Accepted: 02/06/2015

Online First: 08/09/2015

Published: 11/07/2016

Article revision time: 11 days

Article Online First time: 114 days

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