EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

A 70-year-old patient with background of alcohol related liver cirrhosis who developed a gastrointestinal bleeding few days after being admitted with hepatic encephalopathy. An upper GI endoscopy did not show any evidence of acute bleeding. She later had a significant rectal bleeding with haemodynamic compromise. Computed tomography (CT) with angiography showed a bleeding mesenteric varix which was embolised.

Ectopic varices are relatively uncommon and they can be easily missed. High suspicion of index is essential in diagnosis. Radiological intervention is one of the treatment options for variceal bleeding especially in ectopic varices.

Keywords: Ectopic Varices; Liver Cirrhosis; Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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