title: Transient intrahepatic portal hypertension. A case report.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with transient hypertension in relation to acute veno-occlusive disease of the liver. Ascites and esophageal varices, both transient, occurred in this patient and a transient elevation of the gradient between wedged and free hepatic venous pressures was observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014690:Venous Pressure