Schmidt J H, Howard R J, Herrera M A, Hawkins I F
Department of Surgery, J. Hillis Miller Health Sciences Center, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
South Med J. 1988 May;81(5):670-2. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198805000-00033.
A 66-year-old woman had sudden onset of portal hypertension manifested by diarrhea, ascites, and varices. When a splenic arteriovenous fistula was found to be the cause, the fistula was resected. Her signs and symptoms did not recur.
