title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patient with portal cavernoma and portal hypertension.
abstract: Successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been reported in patients with cirrhosis of liver with portal hypertension; the procedure has, however, not been reported in patients with portal vein thrombosis, portal cavernoma and portal hypertension. We report an 18-year-old man with portal hypertension due to portal vein thrombosis and portal cavernoma who had symptomatic gallstone disease and was successfully treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai. abhaydalvi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Dalvi
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Doctor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maydeo
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bapat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome