Secondary portal hypertension to portal venous thrombosis and esophageal varices


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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.23981

Keywords:

portal hypertension, esophageal varices, portal vein thrombosis

Abstract

Portal hypertension is defined as the pathological increase in the portal pressure gradient, which is the difference between the pressure of the portal vein and the inferior vena cava. Normally portal vein pressure ranges between 1-5 mmHg and is considered hypertension when it is higher than 10 mmHg.

In this study the case of a 5-year-old patient that suffers from secondary portal hypertension to portal venous thrombosis and esophageal varices is presented. The diagnostic is confirmed by an endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract and by a magnetic angioresonance. The patient was treated at the Fundacion Clinica Infantil Club Noel located in Cali, Colombia, between the months of December 2018 and February 2019.

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Author Biographies

Isabel Ruiz Ponce de Leon, Md., Universidad Libre seccional Cali

Médica residente de Pediatría Universidad Libre seccional Cali

Esteban Andres Rodríguez Cárdenas, Md., Universidad Libre seccional Cali

Médico Pediatra.

Grupo Investigación en Pediatría GRINPED 0142019

Víctor Hugo Villarreal Cortes, Md., Universidad Libre seccional Cali - Fundación clínica infantil Club Noel

Médico Pediatra.

Fundación Clínica Infantil Club Noel.

Docente posgrado de Pediatría de la Universidad Libre,  seccional Cali

Rodrigo Guarín Rojas, Md., Universidad Libre seccional Cali

Médico interno, Universidad Libre seccional Cali

Jose Fernando Gomez Urrego, Md. Mg., Universidad Libre seccional Cali - Fundación clínica infantil Club Noel

Médico Pediatra.

Fundación Clínica Infantil Club Noel.

Coordinador posgrado de Pediatría de la Universidad Libre seccional Cali

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Published

2020-12-15

How to Cite

Ruiz Ponce de Leon, I., Rodríguez Cárdenas, E. A., Villarreal Cortes, V. H., Guarín Rojas, R., & Gomez Urrego, J. F. (2020). Secondary portal hypertension to portal venous thrombosis and esophageal varices. Revista Médica De Risaralda, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.23981