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A Case of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in a Child Secondary to Portal Hypertension Associated with Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein Suggesting Extrahepatic Portal Obstruction.
Sun Yang Hong, Tae Won Oh, Jeong Kook Lee, Hahng Lee, Keun Soo Lee, Seok Chol Jeon, Heung Suk Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(10):1406-1412.   Published online October 31, 1990
Esophageal variceal bleeding is a rare manifestation in childhood and it usually occurs secondary to portal hypertension. We experienced a case of esophageal variceal bleeding secondary to portal hypertension associated with portal obstruction but with no evidence of liver cirrhosis in a 4-year- and-10-month-old boy who was hospitalized due to hematemesis. He was a product of fullterm normal spontaneous delivery at home unattended by...