[Arteriovenous fistula of the spleen revealed by ascites and profuse diarrhea. A case report including ultrasonography and arteriography findings (author's transl)].

Abdominal pain, ascites and diarrhea revealed acute portal hypertension in a young woman. Ultrasonography and angiography demonstrated the causative congenital arterio-venous fistula of the splenic vessels. Surgery was successfully performed.