title: Portal hypertension due to Echinococcus alveolaris: a case report.
abstract: Infection of the liver with Echinococcus alveolaris (EA) contemplates with a fatal course though it is a rare condition. We present herein a patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension caused by the involvement of the liver with EA.
authors.affiliation: Firat University, School of Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Turkey. okpoyrazoglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Orhan Kursat
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Poyrazoglu
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ataseven
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yalniz
authors.forename: Selman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Ibrahim Halil
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Bahcecioglu
mesh_terms: D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged