Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
Portal vein aneurysm is a rare medical entity that can be caused by chronic hepatic diseases with portal hypertension. We describe a 45-year-old man with variceal bleeding from hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and an incidentally found intrahepatic aneurysm. Diagnosis was confirmed with non-invasive imaging exams, arteriography and liver biopsy. Following splenectomy, the aneurysm diameter decreased substantially.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
2002
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652002000500005 |
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