Spontaneous rupture of the lateral thoracic artery in patients with liver cirrhosis
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
;
: 152-155, 2008.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis is primarily caused by gastroesophageal varix in association with extensive collateral circulation, portal hypertensive gastropathy, a Mallory-Weiss tear and peptic ulcer disease. The spontaneous rupture of an artery, as a result of coagulopathy, is extremely rare in patients with liver cirrhosis; however, we recently observed a case of a spontaneous rupture of the lateral thoracic artery in a 47 year-old male patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. The patient expired despite repeated transcatheter arterial embolization of the lateral thoracic artery and best supportive care. This is, to our knowledge, the first documented case of the spontaneous rupture of the lateral thoracic artery in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
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Main subject:
Rupture, Spontaneous
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Thoracic Arteries
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Time Factors
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Fatal Outcome
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Aortic Dissection
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Liver Cirrhosis
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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