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

PubMed

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.

Authors: Shafiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Amin

Publish Year: 2005