Mago Sheena, Mavilia Marianna, Swales Colin Thomas
UCONN Health, School of Medicine, Farmington, CT.
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
ACG Case Rep J. 2021 May 19;8(5):e00597. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000597. eCollection 2021 May.
Biliary varices (BVs) are an infrequent complication of chronic portal hypertension. Most cases of BVs are asymptomatic and are likely underdiagnosed. We present a case of a 34-year-old woman with Budd-Chiari syndrome who was found to have BVs caused by a significant inferior vena cava (IVC) stenosis. This case demonstrates that preprocedure imaging for variceal screening should be considered before biliary tract procedures to prevent complications.
胆管静脉曲张(BVs)是慢性门静脉高压症的一种罕见并发症。大多数BVs病例无症状,可能诊断不足。我们报告一例34岁患有布加综合征的女性,发现其BVs是由严重的下腔静脉(IVC)狭窄引起的。该病例表明,在进行胆道手术前应考虑进行术前静脉曲张筛查成像,以预防并发症。