Hypersplenism in a young girl: managed non-surgically

Authors

  • Tanvi Batra Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Shipra Gulati Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Vijayashree S. Gokhale Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Arjun Lal Kakrani Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173598

Keywords:

Hypersplenism, Portal hypertension, Splenic artery embolization, Trans jugular liver biopsy

Abstract

A 16-years-old female, non-alcoholic, presented with pain in left hypochondrium and distention of abdomen. Her USG Abdomen, portal vein doppler and CT abdomen revealed chronic thrombosis of intrahepatic portion of portal vein with multiple collaterals and gross splenomegaly suggestive of portal hypertension. Trans jugular liver biopsy showed no regeneration or fibrosis of liver. Endoscopy showed grade III oesophageal and gastric varices. Splenic artery embolisation was done for hypersplenism. Post procedure CT abdomen revealed large areas of splenic infarction-sequelae of splenic artery embolization. 

Author Biography

Tanvi Batra, Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India

medicine department

Resident (III year)

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Published

2017-07-26

How to Cite

Batra, T., Gulati, S., Gokhale, V. S., & Kakrani, A. L. (2017). Hypersplenism in a young girl: managed non-surgically. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(8), 3742–3744. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173598

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