Background Although pediatric endoscopy is usually performed by pediatric
gastroenterologists, surgeons or adult gastroenterologists may be consulted for advanced or …

Shneider BL, Bosch J, de Franchis R, Emre SH, Groszmann RJ, Ling SC, Lorenz JM,
Squires RH, Superina RA, Thompson AE, Mazariegos GV. Portal Hypertension in Children …

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a common cause of portal hypertension in children.
Predisposing conditions for PVT are obscure in more than half of the cases. Variceal …

BACKGROUND: Consequences of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) include
variceal bleeding and hypersplenism due to portal hypertension, as well as metabolic …

Objectives Non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a main cause of portal hypertension
in children. We describe the characteristics at presentation and outcome of a cohort of …

CONTEXT: Portal vein thrombosis refers to a total or partial obstruction of the blood flow in
this vein due to a thrombus formation. It is an important cause of portal hypertension in the …

The management of children with portal hypertension has dramatically changed during the
past decade, with an improvement in outcome. This has been achieved by improved …

Portal hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic liver disease in children and
represents a cause of morbidity and, rarely, mortality in this group of patients. Although often …

Introduction. Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction is an important cause of portal
hypertension among children. The etiology is heterogeneous and there are few evidences …

Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) forms an important subset of portal hypertension
in children. Variceal bleed and splenomegaly are their predominant presentation …