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Endovascular treatment of portal hypertension and recurrent digestive hemorrhage secondary to arterioportal fistula syndrome: late complication of penetrating abdominal trauma
posted on 2020-04-08, 02:43authored byMatheus Bertanha, Regina Moura, Rodrigo Gibin Jaldin, Marcone Lima Sobreira, Arthur Curtarelli, Felipe Damacena Rosa, Marcelo Sembenelli, Winston Bonetti Yoshida
Abstract The arterioportal fistula (APF) syndrome is a rare and reversible cause of pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension, caused by communication between a visceral artery and the portal venous system. Most patients are asymptomatic, but when they do develop symptoms, these are mainly related to gastrointestinal bleeding, ascites, congestive heart failure, and diarrhea. This therapeutic challenge presents a case of APF caused by a 20-year-old stabbing injury with unfavorable late clinical evolution, including significant malnutrition and severe digestive hemorrhages. The patient was treated using an endovascular procedure to occlude of the fistula.