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Management of Portal Hypertension

  • Yolanda Y. L. Yang
  • J. Michael Henderson
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Case Report

A 37-year-old woman with a history of hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and esophageal varices presented with hematemesis and melena. The patient had a history of a prior esophageal variceal bleeding episode 7 years ago, which required transfusion of four units of packed red blood cells (PRBC) and had been treated with endoscopic sclerotherapy. She was placed on nadolol at that time.

Question 1

If the patient had been found to have varices before any bleeding episode, she would benefit from which of the following?
  1. A.

    Endoscopic treatment: sclerotherapy or band ligation.

     
  2. B.

    Transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt (TIPS).

     
  3. C.

    Non-cardioselective beta-blocker.

     
  4. D.

    A surgical shunt.

     

The patient re-presents 1 year prior to her current admission with a further variceal bleed documented at endoscopy, which required five units of PRBC. The acute episode of bleeding was managed with variceal banding, and the patient underwent a course of banding on an outpatient basis. She had...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.San FranciscoUSA
  2. 2.University of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonUSA

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