Varicose veins of the esophagus as a manifestation of left-sided portal hypertension

Povzun S.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20238505145

Povzun S.A.

I.I. Dzanelidze Saint-Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Emergency Aid

ORCID: 0000-0001-9252-0852

Varicose veins of the esophagus as a manifestation of left-sided portal hypertension

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Povzun S.A.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2023;85(5): 45‑47

DOI: 10.17116/patol20238505145

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Povzun SA. Varicose veins of the esophagus as a manifestation of left-sided portal hypertension. Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2023;85(5):45‑47. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20238505145

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Abstract:

An autopsy of pancreatic cancer in a woman who died from acute posthemorrhagic anemia due to repeated bleeding from esophageal varices is presented. The mechanism of development of esophageal varices associated with the so-called left-sided portal hypertension, caused by compression of the splenic vein by the tumor and the opening of porto-caval anastomoses, is considered. A brief review discusses other possible causes of left-sided portal hypertension syndrome and its consequences.

Keywords:

pancreatic cancer

compression of the splenic vein

esophageal varicose veins

left-sided portal hypertension

mechanisms of development

Authors:

Povzun S.A.

I.I. Dzanelidze Saint-Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Emergency Aid

ORCID: 0000-0001-9252-0852

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30.05.2023

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21.06.2023

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