Portal Hypertension Flashcards
1
Q
Pre-hepatic causes of portal hypertension?
A
- Portal or splenic vein thrombosis
- Portal vein stenosis
- Extrinsic compression
- Splanchnic AV fistula
2
Q
Intra-hepatic causes of portal hypertension?
A
- Cirrhosis
- Schistosomiasis
- PBC
- Hepatic mets
- Acute hepatitis
- Budd-Chiari (hepatic vein thrombosis)
- Wilson disease/haemochromatosis
3
Q
Post-hepatic causes of portal hypertension?
A
- IVC thrombosis
- Right heart failure
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Tricuspid regurgitation
