Portal vein recanalisation alone to treat severe portal hypertension in non-cirrhotic patients with chronic extrahepatic portal vein obstruction

•CNC-EHPVO with severe portal hypertension can be treated with PVR alone.•After technical success of PVR, the 5-year primary patency is above 70%.•After technical success of PVR, 78% of patients had complete resolution of symptoms.•Intrahepatic extension of obstruction is associated with failure of PVR.•Indication of PVR for abdominal pain is associated with poorer outcome.