title: [Portal pseudo-hypertension].
abstract: Authors present a case report of a 51 years old man, with a past history of peptic ulcer, arterial hypertension and dislipidemia. Three weeks before hospitalization he did a upper endoscopy that revealed a duodenal ulcer and oesophageal varices (grade II/III). During etiologic investigation, hepatic disease and portal hypertension were excluded. He had a goiter that invaded the anterior mediastinum. After thyroidectomy the oesophageal varices disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de São João, Porto.
authors.forename: Artur S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caldeiro
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Luís A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Taveira
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: António O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Falcão
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Freitas
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged