Segmental portal hypertension due to a retroperitoneal abscess of tuberculous etiology |
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Authors: | J M Nogueira Soriano F Díez García G Peláez Díaz A Abad Montesinos J Esteban Carretero E Herrera Alonso R Belda Poujoulet |
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Affiliation: | Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería. |
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Abstract: | We report a patient with segmental portal hypertension secondary to a retroperitoneal tuberculous abscess. The patient was admitted to the hospital because of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastric varices were the only lesion found at endoscopy. At laparotomy a retroperitoneal abscess was found as the etiology of splenic vein thrombosis. We emphasize the low frequency of this finding and its resolution after splenectomy and antituberculous drugs. |
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