Segmental Portal Hypertension

Infarcted accessory spleen due to segmental portal hypertension.

Accessory spleens are frequent entities, but their infarction due to arterial stasis caused by segmental portal hypertension is extremely rare. We present this case of a 38-year-old female patient with a three-week history of abdominal pain and an abdominal CT scan revealing a 7 cm mass near the spleen and tail of pancreas with segmental portal hypertension. The patient had no hematologic disea...

Portal circulation and portal hypertension.

During the last 25 years, there have been important developments in visualising the portal vein, in examining its contents, and in measuring the pressure of blood flowing within it. Radiologists have set the scene and now is the time of the scanner. These technical advances have been applied to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with portal hypertension, and many ingenious surgical techniq...

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE WITH PORTAL HYPERTENSION DUE TO HEPATOPORTAL SCLEROSIS (NONCIRRHOTIC PORTAL FIBROSIS)

Hepatoportal sclerosis or idiopathic portal hypertension has a worldwide distribution with prevalence in developing and temperate countries. Of 64 patients with this disease seen during a twelve year period, 36 underwent splenectomy or a shunt procedure. The indications for surgical intervention were severe hypersplenism and persistent left upper abdominal pain andlorhistory of frequent ep...

Portal Hypertension

Introduction Portal hypertension (PHT) may be caused by a wide variety of conditions, each with a different natural history. It frequently presents with bleeding from oesophageal varices, which is the commonest cause of serious upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in children. Precise diagnosis, a sound understanding of the therapeutic options, and a multidisciplinary approach are essential for s...

Portal Hypertension