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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2016; 22(9): 2725-2735
Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2725
Table 2 Most frequent causes of portal hypertension
Prehepatic etiology of portal hypertension
Portal vein thrombosis
External portal vein compression
Intrahepatic etiology of portal hypertension
Hepatic cirrhosis (of any origin)
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Schistosomiasis
Idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension
Posthepatic etiology of portal hypertension
Budd-Chiari’s syndrome
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome
Cirrhose cardiaque