A rare case of gastric varices and splenic artery aneurysm secondary to splenic arteriovenous fistula.

Can Liver J

Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Care and Endoscopy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Published: May 2022

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9236588PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/canlivj-2021-0024DOI Listing

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