B-RTO for ectopic variceal bleeding after living donor liver transplantation

Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Jan-Feb;55(81):241-3.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a serious gastroenterological complication after orthotropic liver transplantation, as well as living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Although ectopic varices are rare causes of GIB, they may lead to life-threatening bleeding and it is difficult to diagnose them. We herein report a rare case of a jejunal variceal bleeding in a recipient five years after LDLT for primary sclerosing cholangitis with successful result by balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Balloon Occlusion / methods*
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing / surgery
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Jejunum / blood supply*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Liver Transplantation / methods
  • Living Donors
  • Male
  • Testis / blood supply
  • Varicose Veins / surgery*