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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1792149
Case Report

Vesical Varices: An Unusual Cause of Hematuria

Akhil Baby
1   Division of Hepatobiliary Interventional Radiology, Center of Excellence in GI Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Praveen Singhal
2   Department of Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Nisar Ahmed
3   Department of Urology, National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Shobhit Singh
1   Division of Hepatobiliary Interventional Radiology, Center of Excellence in GI Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Cyriac Abby Philips
4   Center of Excellence in GI Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Sasidharan Rajesh 
1   Division of Hepatobiliary Interventional Radiology, Center of Excellence in GI Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Portal hypertension is a common complication of cirrhosis and may lead to the formation of venous collateral channels. Usually, varices due to portal hypertension develop in the lower esophagus, stomach, rectum, or other parts of the digestive tract. Extraintestinal ectopic varices are rare. Here, we present a patient with ectopic urinary bladder varices, who presented with hematuria and symptomatic anemia. The bleeding was managed with minimally invasive endovascular approach.

Keywords

bladder - ectopic - schistosomiasis - albumin - cirrhosis - glue


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06. November 2024

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