Portal hypertension due to a non-parasitic hepatic cyst

Abstract

Several etiological factors account for portal hypertension.Obstruction of the main portal vein in non-cirrhotic patients ismainly due to thrombosis resulting from various causes. There isonly one report in the literature about non-parasitic hepatic cystsleading to compression of the portal vein and manifestations ofportal hypertension.

Keywords

• Hypertension
• portal/etiology
• Cysts/surgery
• Cysts/complications
• Liver diseases/surgery
• Liver diseases/complications
• Liver neoplasms/surgery
• Liver neoplasms/complications