TY - JOUR T1 - SPLENIC ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA: A RARE LESION CAUSING BLEEDING ESOPHAGEAL VARICES TT - JF - MJIRI JO - MJIRI VL - 14 IS - 3 UR - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-870-en.html Y1 - 2000 SP - 303 EP - 304 KW - Arteriovenous fistula KW - Portal hypertension. N2 - We report a case of a 40 year old man with portal hypertension caused by a splenic arteriovenous fistula that was diagnosed at laparotomy. He presented with bleeding esophageal varices and was initially treated by sclerotherapy. At laparotomy, portal pressure was 40 cmH20 but fell to 20 cm H20 after the fistula was treated with splenectomy. All symptoms disappeared shortly after operation and the patient has remained well for the past two years. M3 ER -