Abstract
This is a presentation of a unique case of pulmonary hypertension in a 15-year-old girl, due to micro-thromboembolism from splenoportal veins through a portacaval anastomosis.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Angiography
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Female
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Hepatomegaly / complications
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
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Portacaval Shunt, Surgical*
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Portal Vein
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Postoperative Complications*
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Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Spleen / diagnostic imaging
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Splenic Vein
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Splenomegaly / complications
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Thromboembolism / complications*
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Thromboembolism / drug therapy