PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE GASTROPATHY IN SPLENIC VEIN-THROMBOSIS

Portal hypertensive gastropathy has been related to portal hypertensio n and is a recognized cause of iron deficiency anemia. Although this g astric mucosal lesion has been occasionally described in extrahepatic portal hypertension, its clinical significance and histological featur es are not well established. We report a case of chronic anemia due to portal hypertensive gastropathy in a patient with splenic vein thromb osis, and suggest that the cure of gastric lesions in this condition m ay be obtained by splenectomy.