Life-Threatening Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage in a 7-Year-Old Boy with Massive Portal Vein Enlargement Due to Congenital Arterioportal Fistula

Adam Dobek; Katarzyna Stefańczyk-Jakubowicz; Rafał Maciąg; Przemysław Przewratil; Wojciech Szubert; Ludomir Stefańczyk

doi:10.12659/AJCR.946013

17 December 2024 : Case report Poland

Life-Threatening Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage in a 7-Year-Old Boy with Massive Portal Vein Enlargement Due to Congenital Arterioportal Fistula

Unusual clinical course, Management of emergency care

Adam Dobek

^{ABCDEF 1*}, Katarzyna Stefańczyk-Jakubowicz

^{BF 2}, Rafał Maciąg

^{ABE 3}, Przemysław Przewratil

^{AEF 4}, Wojciech Szubert^{ABE 1}, Ludomir Stefańczyk

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946013

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e946013

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Figure 3. Color Doppler ultrasound follow-up one week after the embolization procedure. The portal vein trunk remains unobstructed, with blood flow in the physiological direction and retained pulsation. The flow spectrum in the hepatic artery is visible in the background, superimposed on the portal vein flow spectrum.

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