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ArticleCVIR endovascular2021

Proctalgia secondary to rectal arteriovenous malformation and inferior mesenteric vein stenosis in a patient post liver transplant.

G M Healy, F Gondal, N Rutledge, D D Houlihan, J W McCann

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Article in CVIR endovascular, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

G M HealyDepartment of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, D04 T6F4, Dublin, Ireland. gerard.healy@uhn.ca.
F GondalSchool of Medicine, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8, Dublin, Ireland.
N RutledgeDepartment of Hepatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, D04 T6F4, Dublin, Ireland.
D D HoulihanDepartment of Hepatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, D04 T6F4, Dublin, Ireland.
J W McCannDepartment of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, D04 T6F4, Dublin, Ireland.
St. Vincent's University Hospital · IEUniversity College Dublin · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic proctalgia can have a major impact upon quality of life. There are many potential aetiologies however, in some patients no cause can be identified. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a patient post liver transplant with intractable proctalgia, despite multidisciplinary management including opioids, nerve blocks and surgical intervention. An underlying rectal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was subsequently identified and successfully treated with embolotherapy. The onset of symptoms coincided with the development of inferior mesenteric vein stenosis, likely leading to engorgement of the malformation due to impaired venous outflow. Neovascularisation secondary to the liver transplant procedure may also have contributed to growth of the lesion.

conclusionThis is a rare presentation of rectal AVM. These lesions can be treated with minimally invasive embolisation/sclerotherapy and should be considered in cases of unexplained proctalgia.

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AVMembolizationproctalgiarectumvenous stenosis

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PMID33400018
PMCPMC7785619
OpenAlexW3119388311

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