[Segmental portal hypertension due to a retroperitoneal abscess of tuberculous etiology].
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.
Nogueira Soriano
J M
JM
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería.
Díez García
F
F
Peláez Díaz
G
G
Abad Montesinos
A
A
Esteban Carretero
J
J
Herrera Alonso
E
E
Belda Poujoulet
R
R
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013162:Splenic Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
Hipertensión portal segmentaria debida a absceso retroperitoneal de etiología tuberculosa.