Extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction leading to portal cavernoma cholangiopathy without liver dysfunction

Extra hepatic portal vein obstruction leading to variceal bleed due to portal hypertension.

Portal Hypertension can be due to many causes other than cirrhosis. We report a case of extra hepatic portal vein obstruction leading to portal hypertension and varices, managed successfully by creating a Porto Caval shunt.

Extra hepatic portal venous obstruction

Therapeutic Challenges for Symptomatic Portal Cavernoma Cholangiopathy.

Although transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are most frequently used for the management of portal hypertension, the surgical approach is preferred for symptomatic portal cavernoma cholangiopathy. We present the case of a 25-year old female patient with a portal cavernoma secondary to catheterization of the umbilical vein at birth. She had had two episodes of esophageal variceal blee...

Growth assessment in children with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension.

BACKGROUND Several studies carried out to examine the growth of children with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension have reported a variety of findings. AIM To assess anthropometric indices in children with portal hypertension due to extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction and who were treated by endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy. METHODS Anthropometric data were obtai...

Extra Hepatic Portal Venous Obstruction in Children

Portal hypertension is the commonest cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children and up to 30% of cases with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage can be fatal. Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) is the commonest cause of portal hypertension in children and also one of the common causes in adults in India and other tropical countries (Arora, 1998; Poddar, 2008; Poddar 2000). In...