Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (May 2025)

Portal Vein Web: A Rare Cause of Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction in a Child

  • Benjamin Chacko,
  • M. M. Zameer,
  • Vinay Chandrashekar,
  • Ashley L. J. D’Cruz,
  • Sanjay Rao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_275_24
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 3
pp. 407 – 408

Abstract

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Portal vein thrombosis is the most common cause of portal hypertension in children. Congenital portal vein anomalies are rare. We report the case of a 3-year-old with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction secondary to portal vein web. The child was treated successfully by portal venoplasty.

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