Pseudoaneurysm of the portal vein as a rare source of gastrointestinal bleeding in pregnancy: a case report
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2012),
2 October 2012
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v5i4.323
Abstract
A 28-year-old, 32 week pregnant primigravida woman with a past history of increased blood pressure presented with RUQ pain as well as sudden onset of hematemesis. This case illustrates the occurrence of a rare complication (rupture of portal vein pseudoaneurysm inside the biliary system), appearing as upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a pregnant woman. The cause of the rupture is presumably pregnancy-related. We would like to emphasize the presence of pseudoaneurysm of the portal vein as a rare source of gastrointestinal bleeding in pregnancy.
- Portal vein pseudoaneurysm
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Pregnancy
- ERCP
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