Vein in a Cirrhotic Patient with Portal Hypertension: Treatment by means of Coil Embolization

anastomotic channels between the portal and systemic circulatory systems. The major such channel is the paraumbilical vein. Hemoperitoneum due to intraperitoneal variceal bleeding is an uncommon complication in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. Our review of the literature brought to light 21 cases of intraperitoneal ruptured variceal bleeding (1, 2), though no such case has been reported in Korea. We describe a case in which this unusual intra-abdominal bleeding from a ruptured paraumbilical vein was treated by means of coil embolization. Case Report