Spontaneous intercostal artery bleeding in a patient with alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis

Authors

Mandeep Singh Rahi, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.
Prachi Pednekar, Department of Internal Medicine Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.
Gaurav Parmar, Department of Radiology Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.
Lauren Keibel, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.
Kulothungan Gunasekaran, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.
Kwesi Amoah, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.Follow
Christopher Winterbottom, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport CT USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Clinical case reports

Abstract

Spontaneous intercostal artery bleeding is a rare disease seen in cirrhosis and can present with hemodynamically significant blood loss anemia, hypotension, and shock. Transcatheter arterial embolization is an effective treatment for severe cases.

First Page

e04613

DOI

10.1002/ccr3.4613

Publication Date

8-1-2021

Recommended Citation

Rahi, Mandeep Singh; Pednekar, Prachi; Parmar, Gaurav; Keibel, Lauren; Gunasekaran, Kulothungan; Amoah, Kwesi; and Winterbottom, Christopher, "Spontaneous intercostal artery bleeding in a patient with alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis" (2021). Internal Medicine. 235.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/internal_medicine/235

Identifier

34429996 (pubmed); PMC8365540 (pmc); 10.1002/ccr3.4613 (doi); CCR34613 (pii)