case presentation we report a case of idiopathic colonic varices, diagnosed at a routine colonoscopy performed for nespecific abdominal disturbances in a female patient without liver disease or pancreatic conditions responsible for portal hypertension development. conclusions the development of colonic varices in the absence of a certain trigger represents a major issue for practitioners due to...

INTRODUCTION Colonic varices represent a very rare entity, either an incidental finding at colonoscopy or discovered due to its complication, the lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The most common cause of colonic varices is portal hypertension associated with liver disease or secondary to pancreatic conditions, like chronic pancreatitis or malignancies. The incidence of colonic varices is very l...

Colonic varices are an incredibly rare phenomenon to begin with; however, they are even more unusual when isolated and occurring in the absence of common comorbidities, like portal hypertension or portal vein thrombosis. We present a case of a 71-year-old female, who was asymptomatic and referred to gastroenterology for a routine colorectal cancer screening. The patient was ultimately found to ...

A patient is described presenting with an acute lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage as a result of extensive colonic varices. Further investigation revealed that there were no oesophageal varices or splenomegaly. Liver biopsy showed grade II fatty change only, with no other specific or significant pathological features. Transhepatic portography showed a raised portal pressure (20 mm/Hg) but the ...

Colonic varices, usually detected by means of colonoscopy, are extremely rare and typically indicative of portal hypertension or chronic hepatopathology. Even more rare are those cases with no underlying disease, or idiopathic colonic varices. The authors report a case of these unexplained varices found during colonoscopy of a 30-year-old man with a 10-year history of diarrhea and occasional bl...

INTRODUCTION Varices of the colon are a rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding, usually associated with portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis or other causes of portal venous obstruction. Idiopathic colonic varices are extremely rare. Recognition of this condition is important as idiopathic colonic varices may be a cause of recurrent lower gastrointestinal bleeding. CASE PRESENTAT...

of slight melena, which had occurred once or twice a year. Colonoscopy during a health checkup revealed nodular, phyma-like, large varices in a 10 cm area involving the descending to sigmoid colon (●" Fig. 1). Neither flare nor hemorrhage was observed. Plain abdominal radiography showed colonic gas moving to the right (●" Fig. 2). Contrast-enhanced irrigoscopy revealed impairment of the colonic...

Bleeding from ectopic varices, which is rare in patients with portal hypertension, is generally massive and life-threatening. Forty-three patients were hospitalized in our ward for gastrointestinal bleeding from ectopic varices. The frequency of ectopic varices was 43/1218 (3.5%) among portal hypertensive patients in our ward. The locations of the ectopic varices were rectal in thirty-two, duod...

Since the original description of colonic varices in 1954 [N Engl J Med 1954;250:434-438], fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. Particularly, even fewer cases of cecal varices have been reported. More than 75% of these cases have been due to portal hypertension. Our objective is to contribute a rare case with an uncommon presentation to the medical literature. We present t...

A 50-year-oldmanwith alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted to our emergency department with massive hematochezia and hypovolemic shock. On admission, laboratory data included hemoglobin 3.1g/dL, hematocrit 9.9%, platelet count 81×109/L, lactates 13.9mmol/L, and international normalized ratio 1.29. Resuscitation was initiated with intravenous fluids and transfusion of 4 units of packed red bloo...