Spontaneous intercostal artery bleeding in a patient with alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug 16;9(8):e04613. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4613. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Spontaneous intercostal artery bleeding is a rare disease seen in cirrhosis and can present with hemodynamically significant blood loss anemia, hypotension, and shock. Transcatheter arterial embolization is an effective treatment for severe cases.

Keywords: alcohol liver disease; cirrhosis; embolization; hemorrhagic shock; intercostal artery.