Sinistral portal hypertension

Sinistral, or left-sided, portal hypertension is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. There are many causes of sinistral portal hypertension. The primary pathology usually arises in the pancreas and results in compression of the pancreatic vein. This compression causes backpressure in...

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Autores principales: Thompson, Richard J, Taylor, Mark A, McKie, Lloyd D, Diamond, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Ulster Medical Society 2006
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Clinical Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16964806
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description Sinistral, or left-sided, portal hypertension is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. There are many causes of sinistral portal hypertension. The primary pathology usually arises in the pancreas and results in compression of the pancreatic vein. This compression causes backpressure in the left portal venous system and subsequent gastric varices. Management is usually surgical to treat the underlying pathology and splenectomy to decompress the left portal venous system. This paper presents four cases of sinistral portal hypertension followed by a literature review of the reported causes and management issues.
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spelling pubmed-18917722007-06-19 Sinistral portal hypertension Thompson, Richard J Taylor, Mark A McKie, Lloyd D Diamond, Thomas Ulster Med J Clinical Review Sinistral, or left-sided, portal hypertension is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. There are many causes of sinistral portal hypertension. The primary pathology usually arises in the pancreas and results in compression of the pancreatic vein. This compression causes backpressure in the left portal venous system and subsequent gastric varices. Management is usually surgical to treat the underlying pathology and splenectomy to decompress the left portal venous system. This paper presents four cases of sinistral portal hypertension followed by a literature review of the reported causes and management issues. The Ulster Medical Society 2006-09 /pmc/articles/PMC1891772/ /pubmed/16964806 Text en © The Ulster Medical Society, 2006
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Sinistral portal hypertension
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