Rana, S SDutta, USinha, S KKochhar, RNagi, BBhasin, D K2004-07-032009-06-042004-07-032009-06-042004-07-03Rana SS, Dutta U, Sinha SK, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Bhasin DK. Severe acute bleeding from portal colopathy controlled by somatostatin: a case report. Tropical Gastroenterology. 2004 Jul-Sep; 25(3): 144-5http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/124180Portal hypertensive colopathy (PHC) is a recently described entity in patients with portal hypertension which can cause even life-threatening lower gastrointestinal bleeding. In contrast to variceal bleed, there is no standardized treatment for the control of bleeding from these lesions. We report a case of alcoholic cirrhosis with portal hypertension, in whom bleeding from colonic angiodysplasia-like lesions was effectively controlled by somatostatin infusion.engAcute DiseaseColonic Diseases --drug therapyGastrointestinal Hemorrhage --drug therapyHumansHypertension, Portal --complicationsLiver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic --complicationsMaleMiddle AgedSomatostatin --therapeutic useCase Reports