Kim Marianne, Al-Khalili Rend, Miller Jeffery
Department of Radiology, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St PB-1-301, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Clin Imaging. 2015 Sep-Oct;39(5):920-2. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.04.011. Epub 2015 Apr 25.
We present a case of vesical varices manifesting as hematuria in a patient with severe portal hypertension. Vesical varices are an uncommon type of ectopic varices in patients with portal hypertension and are usually seen in patients who have undergone prior interventions that alter portal pressure dynamics. Our case demonstrates that this unusual entity was present in a patient without prior intervention and serves as reminder to assess for ectopic varices in order to mitigate or prevent associated morbidity.