title: Extra hepatic portal vein obstruction leading to variceal bleed due to portal hypertension.
abstract: Portal Hypertension can be due to many causes other than cirrhosis. We report a case of extra hepatic portal vein obstruction leading to portal hypertension and varices, managed successfully by creating a Porto Caval shunt.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Unit IV, Civil Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Shafiq Ur
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: Muhammad Farhan
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery