background all conditions that interfere with blood flow at any level within the portal system can lead to portal hypertension. for better management of this disorder, it is important to determine the underlying cause. in previ­ous studies, extra-hepatic disorders have been reported as the main cause of portal hypertension in children. in this study, we investigate the under­lying causes of por...

we report a case of a 40 year old man with portal hypertension caused by a splenic arteriovenous fistula that was diagnosed at laparotomy. he presented with bleeding esophageal varices and was initially treated by sclerotherapy. at laparotomy, portal pressure was 40 cmh20 but fell to 20 cm h20 after the fistula was treated with splenectomy. all symptoms disappeared shortly after operation and t...

esophagogastric varices are a frequent complication of portal hypertension. bleeding from ectopic varices of the ileum is not only life-threatening, but its accurate diagnosis is also difficult. we have presented the case of a 31-year-old man with massive hematochezia. he was a known case of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension since 15 years prior. conventional examination that included angiograp...