Signs of portal hypertension: ascites splenomegaly caput medusae venous hum haematemesis Causes of portal hypertension: Pre-hepatic portal vein compression – lymphadenopathy lymphoma carcinoma portal vein thrombosis – PRV, etc. umbilical sepsis Intra-hepatic cirrhosis veno-occlusive disease sarcoid, lymphoma, leukemic infiltrate congenital hepatic fibrosis schistosomiasis Post-hepatic hepatic vein obstruction – Budd-Chiari syndrome congestive cardiac failure / constrictive … Continue reading Portal Hypertension – signs