Portal hypertension due to hyperafflux: presentation of a case of ileocecocolic arteriovenous angiodysplasia
Iachino, C.; De Salvo, L.; Garlaschi, G.
Chirurgia Italiana 32(5): 1120-1126
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4773 PMID: 7249173 Document Number: 162775
A rare case of arteriovenous angiodysplasia leading to portal hypertension due to absolute hyperafflux is reported. After a note on the singularity and rarity of the case, the importance of hepatic manometric, oxymetric and fluximetric observations in diagnosis of hyperafflux is stressed. In the case described, in particular, the pre-operative hemodynamic examinations, although they did not lead to certain diagnosis, served to demonstrate the excellent perfusion capacity a histologically healthy liver can have, even in conditions of pure portal hyperafflux lasting for a long time.