Aetiology of paediatric portal hypertension - experience of a tertiary care centre in South India

Trop Doct. 2009 Jan;39(1):42-4. doi: 10.1258/td.2008.080050.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications*
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / complications*
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / epidemiology
  • Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / epidemiology
  • Hypertension, Portal / etiology*
  • India / epidemiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Portal Vein / pathology*