title: [Segmental portal hypertension due to a retroperitoneal abscess of tuberculous etiology].
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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nogueira Soriano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Díez García
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peláez Díaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abad Montesinos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Esteban Carretero
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrera Alonso
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belda Poujoulet
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Hipertensión portal segmentaria debida a absceso retroperitoneal de etiología tuberculosa.