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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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-181612
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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Assunto principal:
Ruptura Espontânea
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Artérias Torácicas
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Fatores de Tempo
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Evolução Fatal
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Dissecção Aórtica
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Cirrose Hepática
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2008
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