title: Aetiology of paediatric portal hypertension - experience of a tertiary care centre in South India.
abstract: The aetiological profile of paediatric portal hypertension in our hospital, a tertiary care centre in South India, showed that the commonest causes were extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) and cirrhosis. Wilson's disease was the most common cause of cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, Tamil Nadu, India. ebbysimon@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ebby G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Biju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Uday G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Zachariah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jeyamani
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Eapen
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chandy
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chacko
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*