Gaucher's disease type I: an infrequent cause of portal hypertension
Cano Ruiz, A.; Martín Scapa, A.; Monescillo Francia, A.; Moreno Caparrós, A.
Anales de Medicina Interna 15(9): 483-484
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 10079540 Document Number: 491806
Portal hypertension associated to Gaucher's disease type I with non cirrhotic liver involvement is a very in-equent finding. We report a case of Gaucher's disease type I without cirrhosis in which portal hypertension is the main manifestation. The mechanism of the portal hypertension is discussed in our report and can be related to an elevation in hepatic fluid resistance due to the Gaucher's cells compression on sinusoids.