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Table 158-1

Classification of Portal Hypertension

Prehepatic

 Portal vein thrombosis

 Splenic vein thrombosis

 Massive splenomegaly (Banti's syndrome)

Hepatic

 Presinusoidal

  Schistosomiasis

  Congenital hepatic fibrosis

 Sinusoidal

  Cirrhosis-many causes

  Alcoholic hepatitis

 Postsinusoidal

  Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction (venoocclusive syndrome)

Posthepatic

 Budd-Chiari syndrome

 Inferior vena caval webs

 Cardiac causes

  Restrictive cardiomyopathy

  Constrictive pericarditis

  Severe congestive heart failure