Acta Medica
(Jan 2007)
Portal Hypertension Due to Echinococcus Alveolaris: A Case Report
Orhan Kursat Poyrazoglu,
Huseyin Ataseven,
Sevim Bektas,
Ayse Aydin,
Mehmet Yalniz,
Selman Celebi,
Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu
Affiliations
Orhan Kursat Poyrazoglu
Firat University, School of Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Turkey
Huseyin Ataseven
Firat University, School of Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Turkey
Sevim Bektas
Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey
Ayse Aydin
Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Turkey
Mehmet Yalniz
Firat University, School of Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Turkey
Selman Celebi
Firat University, School of Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Turkey
Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu
Firat University, School of Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Turkey
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.60
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 50,
no. 1
Abstract
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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.
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