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. 2022 Dec 26;9(12):e00770.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000770. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Bleeding Ectopic Cutaneous Varix of the Abdominal Wall

Mohammed Shwetar  1 , Benjamin Robey  2 , Dylan Suttle  3 , Zachary Henry  2
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Bleeding Ectopic Cutaneous Varix of the Abdominal Wall

Mohammed Shwetar et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The cutaneous varices at the time of bleeding (A) and 1 month after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with occlusion of recanalized collateral vein (B).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Computed tomography 3D reformatted image demonstrating a large bifurcated recanalized collateral vein arising from the main portal vein (solid arrow) with multiple superficial varicosities (open arrow) of the anteroinferior chest wall supplying the cutaneous varices.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Transjugular portogram before transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation demonstrating prominence of the portal vein (solid white arrow), collateral vein (open white arrow), and superficial varicosities (solid black arrow) supplying the cutaneous varices of the anteroinferior chest wall.
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