Retroperitoneal fibrosis leading to extrahepatic portal vein obstruction.
A very rare case of highly probable retroperitoneal fibrosis leading to extrahepatic portal obstruction is described. The patient was a 44-year-old woman with right pleural effusion and splenomegaly. Computed tomography indicated a large accumulation of soft tissues in the retroperitoneum, and abdominal angiography showed extensive portal obstruction. A twenty-year-long abuse of analgesics is suspected to have caused the retroperitoneal fibrosis.
Gatanaga
H
H
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
Ohnishi
S
S
Miura
H
H
Kita
H
H
Matsuhashi
N
N
Kodama
T
T
Minami
M
M
Okudaira
T
T
Imawari
M
M
Yazaki
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000150:complications