Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

Portal vein aneurysm is a rare medical entity that can be caused by chronic hepatic diseases with portal hypertension. We describe a 45-year-old man with variceal bleeding from hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and an incidentally found intrahepatic aneurysm. Diagnosis was confirmed with non-invasive im...

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Main Authors: Marcos MUCENIC, Manoel de Souza ROCHA, Antônio Atílio LAUDANNA, Eduardo Luiz Rachid CANÇADO
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2002
Subjects:
Aneurysm
Portal hypertension
Portal vein
Schistosomiasis
Splenectomy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:31f1454b868f4a5393aefbbc17901b22 2024-09-09T19:23:06+00:00 Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis Marcos MUCENIC Manoel de Souza ROCHA Antônio Atílio LAUDANNA Eduardo Luiz Rachid CANÇADO 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/31f1454b868f4a5393aefbbc17901b22 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652002000500005&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/31f1454b868f4a5393aefbbc17901b22 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 44, Iss 5, Pp 261-264 (2002) Aneurysm Portal hypertension Portal vein Schistosomiasis Splenectomy Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2002 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z Portal vein aneurysm is a rare medical entity that can be caused by chronic hepatic diseases with portal hypertension. We describe a 45-year-old man with variceal bleeding from hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and an incidentally found intrahepatic aneurysm. Diagnosis was confirmed with non-invasive imaging exams, arteriography and liver biopsy. Following splenectomy, the aneurysm diameter decreased substantially. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic
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topic Aneurysm
Portal hypertension
Portal vein
Schistosomiasis
Splenectomy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Aneurysm
Portal hypertension
Portal vein
Schistosomiasis
Splenectomy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Marcos MUCENIC
Manoel de Souza ROCHA
Antônio Atílio LAUDANNA
Eduardo Luiz Rachid CANÇADO
Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
topic_facet Aneurysm
Portal hypertension
Portal vein
Schistosomiasis
Splenectomy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description Portal vein aneurysm is a rare medical entity that can be caused by chronic hepatic diseases with portal hypertension. We describe a 45-year-old man with variceal bleeding from hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and an incidentally found intrahepatic aneurysm. Diagnosis was confirmed with non-invasive imaging exams, arteriography and liver biopsy. Following splenectomy, the aneurysm diameter decreased substantially.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Marcos MUCENIC
Manoel de Souza ROCHA
Antônio Atílio LAUDANNA
Eduardo Luiz Rachid CANÇADO
author_facet Marcos MUCENIC
Manoel de Souza ROCHA
Antônio Atílio LAUDANNA
Eduardo Luiz Rachid CANÇADO
author_sort Marcos MUCENIC
title Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
title_short Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
title_full Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
title_fullStr Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
title_full_unstemmed Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
title_sort treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
publisher Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
publishDate 2002
url https://doaj.org/article/31f1454b868f4a5393aefbbc17901b22
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op_source Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 44, Iss 5, Pp 261-264 (2002)
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