Portal hipertansiyonlu hastalarda üst gastrointestinal sistemde bulunabilecek portal hipertansiyonla iliskili lezyonlarin sikligini saptamak ve bu lezyonlarin portal hipertansiyon etyolojisi, kanama öyküsü, Child-Pugh sinifi ve endoskopik tedaviyle iliskisini arastirmak amaçlariyla bu prospektif çalisma planlanmistir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalismamiza ortalama yaslari 47.8±15.3 olan 45’i kadin toplam 128 hasta alindi. Hastalarda, 1) özofagusdan duodenum ikinci kitasina dek varis olup olmadigi, 2) peptik hastalik varligi ve 3) portal hipertansif gastropati ile portal hipertansif duodenopati varligi arastirildi. Bulgular: Hastalar 4 gruba ayrilarak degerlendirildi. Grup-I kanama geçirmemis olanlar (41 hasta), Grup-II kanama geçirmis olup tedavi yapilmamis olanlar (15 hasta), Grup-III tedavi programinda olup özofagus varisleri eradike edilmemis olanlar (41 hasta), Grup-IV özofagus varisleri eradike edilmis olanlar (31 hasta). Eradikasyon saglanmis olan Grup-IV’deki hastalarin hiçbirinde özofagus varisi bulunmazken, diger üç gruptaki hastalarin hepsinde vardi (p<0.05). Fundus ve korpus varisleri Grup-I’de diger 3 gruptan daha seyrekken, kardia varisi Grup-I ve Grup-IV’de diger 2 gruptan daha seyrekti (p<0.05). Hastalarin %83’ünde portal hipertansif gastropati, %26’sinda portal hipertansif duodenopati ve %37.5’inde peptik hastalik saptandi. Idiyopatik portal hipertansiyon ve portal ven trombozu olan hastalarda kardia ve fundus varisi bulunma orani diger hasta gruplarindan daha fazlaydi (p<0.05). Sonuç: Kanama öyküsü olan, endoskopik tedavi yapilan ve etyolojide idiopatik portal hipertansiyon veya portal ven trombozu bulunan hastalarda portal hipertansiyona ikincil gelisen lezyonlara daha sik rastlanmaktadir.
: This prospective study was planned to detect the frequency of portal hypertension-related upper gastrointestinal lesions and the relationship between these lesions and the etiology of portal hypertension, bleeding history, Child-Pugh class, and endoscopic variceal treatment. Materials and Methods: A total of 128 patients (45 female) with a mean age of 47.8±15.3 years were included in the study. In these patients, 1) the presence of varices from the esophagus up to the second portion of the duodenum, 2) the presence of peptic disease and 3) the presence of portal hypertensive gastropathy and duodenopathy were investigated. Results: The patients were divided into 4 groups as follows: Group I, patients without bleeding (41 patients); Group II, patients with bleeding but no endoscopic treatment (15 patients); Group III, patients with endoscopic variceal treatment without eradication (41 patients); and Group IV, patients with esophageal variceal eradication (31 patients). While there were no esophageal varices in Group IV, the other 3 groups all had esophageal varices (p<0.05). While fundus and corpus varices were seen less frequently in Group I according to the other 3 groups, cardia varices were found less commonly in Groups I and IV when compared to the other 2 groups (p<0.05). In the whole study group, portal hypertensive gastropathy was detected in 83%, portal hypertensive duodenopathy in 26% and peptic disease in 37.5%. In patients with idiopathic portal hypertension or portal vein thrombosis, the presence of fundus and cardia varices was found more frequent compared to other etiologies of portal hypertension (p<0.05). Conclusions: Upper gastrointestinal lesions related with portal hypertension were seen more frequently in patients with bleeding and/or endoscopic variceal treatment history and in those with idiopathic portal hypertension or portal vein thrombosis.