title: Noncirrhotic portal hypertension.
abstract: This article reviews the different conditions leading to noncirrhotic intrahepatic portal hypertension, describes the related vascular lesions, and provides a review of the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment options available. Diseases associated with noncirrhotic portal hypertension are also specifically discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hemodynamique Splanchnique et de Biologie Vasculaire, Unité de Recherches de Physiopathologie Hépatique (INSERM U-24), Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hillaire
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lebrec
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A / Q000150:complications; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications; D034721:Mastocytosis, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications