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Case Report
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding revealing a gastric arteriovenous malformation emerging from the splenic artery
1 Radiology Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
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Radiology Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat,
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Article ID: 101137Z01TB2020
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Basma T, Hind S, Nabil M, Ittimade N. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding revealing a gastric arteriovenous malformation emerging from the splenic artery. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101137Z01TB2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by arteriovenous malformation (AVM) has been rarely described in the literature and usually presents as massive hematemesis or chronic iron deficiency anemia.
Case Report: We report the case of a 43-yearold man with no medical history, who suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding source was a gastric arteriovenous malformation emerging from the splenic artery identified by computed tomography angiography (CTA) scan. This malformation was responsible of portal hypertension and splenic artery aneurysm. Therapeutic angiography succeeded in occluding the vessel.
Conclusion: Nonspecific endoscopic appearances make the diagnosis difficult. Therapeutic embolization offers a better chance of stopping hemorrhage.
Keywords: Arteriovenous malformation, Embolization, Hematemesis
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Author Contributions
Taibi Basma - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sahli Hind - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Moatassimbillah Nabil - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Nassar Ittimade - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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