Isolated Polycystic Liver Disease: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Variceal Bleed
Joint Authors
Javaid, Toseef
Moustafa, Abdelmoniem
Khan, Zubair
Khan, Mohammad Saud
Tiwari, Abhinav
Akhtar, Jamal
Lal, Amos
Taleb, Mohammad
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Isolated polycystic liver disease is a rare disorder.
Majority of the patients with isolated polycystic liver disease are asymptomatic with incidental detection of liver cysts on imaging studies done for other purposes.
Minority of patients develop symptoms which are mostly secondary to enlarging cysts size and hepatomegaly.
Rarely, these patients develop portal hypertension and can present with its clinical manifestations and consequences in the form acute variceal bleeding or recurrent ascites.
We present a rare case of 67-year-old female patient with significant history of polycystic liver disease who presented to the hospital with recurrent hematemesis and melena.
She underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy which showed multiple large esophageal varices requiring banding.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan, Mohammad Saud& Khan, Zubair& Javaid, Toseef& Akhtar, Jamal& Moustafa, Abdelmoniem& Lal, Amos…[et al.]. 2018. Isolated Polycystic Liver Disease: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Variceal Bleed. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan, Mohammad Saud…[et al.]. Isolated Polycystic Liver Disease: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Variceal Bleed. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan, Mohammad Saud& Khan, Zubair& Javaid, Toseef& Akhtar, Jamal& Moustafa, Abdelmoniem& Lal, Amos…[et al.]. Isolated Polycystic Liver Disease: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Variceal Bleed. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143437
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143437