19 April 2022
: Case report 
A 55-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Stricture of the Portal Vein Anastomotic Site 12 Years After Combined Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Steffen Rassow12ABCDEF, Stefan Büttner
1DE, Axel Thalhammer3B, Nora Marie Huber1B, Michael Heise4B, Kai-Henrik Peiffer5BE, Despina Avaniadi1B, Julia Seifert1BD, Helmut Geiger1D, Wolf Otto Bechstein 4BCDE, Ursula Pession4BE, Ingeborg Anni Hauser1ACDE*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936148
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936148
Table 1. Case reports of jejunal varices with their cause, condition, and treatment in patients without pancreas-kidney transplantation.
| Source | Cause of duodenal varices | Portal hypertension | Hepatic |cirrhosis | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert et al (2010) []8 | Hepatic cirrhosis, segmental resection of intestine in hernia | Yes | Yes | Coil embolization |
| Koo et al (2011) []9 | Hepatic cirrhosis, small-bowel resection due to trauma | Yes | Yes | Coil embolization |
| Hiraoka et al (2001) []10 | Case 1&2: portal vein stenosis pancreaticoduodenectomy with intraoperative radiation therapy Respectively choledocojejunostomy | Yes | No | Case 1&2: balloon dilatation; Case 2: Stent placement |
| Lein et al (1992) []11 | Pancreatitis and Roux-en-Y cholecystojejunostomy | Yes | No | Resection of involved jejunal segment |
| Deshpande et al (2008) []13 | No more detailed abdominal surgery | No | No | Resection of involved jejunal segment |
| Gonçalves et al (2015) []14 | Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma | Injection of a mixture of cyano-acrylate and Lipiodol | ||
| Kastanakis et al (2013) []15 | Cholecystectomy | No | No | Resection of involved jejunal segment |