This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Sign in
Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages without signing in

Pre-hepatic

Authoring team

Portal vein occlusion is the second most common cause of portal vein hypertension in the UK. The principal causes are:

  • portal vein thrombosis - most common
  • splenic vein thrombosis - rare
  • congenital atresia or stenosis
  • extrinsic compression by lymphadenopathy - e.g. lymphoma, carcinoma

Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Create a free account

Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.