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Rev Esp Enferm Dig
; 79(3): 211-3, 1991 Mar.
Artículo
en Español
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2043407
RESUMEN
We report a patient with segmental portal hypertension secondary to a retroperitoneal tuberculous abscess. The patient was admitted to the hospital because of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastric varices were the only lesion found at endoscopy. At laparotomy a retroperitoneal abscess was found as the etiology of splenic vein thrombosis. We emphasize the low frequency of this finding and its resolution after splenectomy and antituberculous drugs.