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New Indications for TIPSs: What Do We Know So Far? [PDF]
J Clin Exp Hepatol, 2023 Since 1988, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has been an effective therapy for portal hyper tension in many settings. Thanks to continuous technical improvements and a wiser selection of patients, excel lent results have been achieved
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Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterología, 2023 La biliopatía hipertensiva portal comprende las anomalías anatómicas y funcionales del tracto biliar intra y extrahepático, el conducto cístico y la vesícula biliar en pacientes con hipertensión portal.
Kevin Navarro Beleno +1 more
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PORTA VEIN THROMBOSIS (PVT) IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS PRE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC BY SARS-COV2 [PDF]
Annals of Hepatology, 2022 Introduction: Determining the incidence and prevalence of PVT is difficult due to the heterogeneity of risk factors. The prevalence in cirrhotics is 1% in compensated patients and 8-25% in decompensated patients.
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Portal Hypertension as a Complication of Cystic Echinococcosis: A 20-Year Cohort Analysis. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval forms of species of the tapeworm Echinococcus. The most common location is the liver.
Collado Aliaga J +8 more
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An unusual cause of portal cavernomatosis
Annals of Hepatology, 2012 A 62-year-old, rural female patient was referred after one week of nonspecific abdominal pain with spontaneous resolution and without other symptoms. The physical exam revealed a painless hepatomegaly without other abnormalities. Her only medical history was a surgical drainage of a liver abscess of hydatic origin 15 years ago in a rural hospital ...
Fabrizio R. Moisan, M.D. +2 more
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Hipertensión portal en niños de Las Tunas, estudio de ocho años [PDF]
Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2022 Fundamento: la hipertensión portal es poco frecuente en pediatría, pero la ocurrencia de hemorragia digestiva y el deterioro orgánico en estos pacientes representan un desafío para el médico que la asiste.
Ada Arleny Pérez-Mayo +1 more
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Role of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Liver Transplant Setting. [PDF]
J Clin MedLiver transplantation is currently the only curative therapy for patients with liver cirrhosis. Not all patients in the natural course of the disease will undergo transplantation, but the majority of them will experience portal hypertension and its ...
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Portomesenteric Vein Thrombosis After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Incidence, Analysis and Follow-Up in 1236 Consecutive Cases. [PDF]
Obes Surg, 2016 BACKGROUND: Portomesenteric vein thrombosis (PMVT) is a rare but severe complication after laparoscopic bariatric surgery, with potentially serious consequences.
Villagrán R +9 more
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Complications Associated with Initial Clinical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis: A 20-year Cohort Analysis. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2019 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a chronic, complex, and overlooked zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. In humans, it may result in a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations depending on the type of complications, ranging from asymptomatic ...
Collado-Aliaga J +8 more
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The Evolution of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: Tips. [PDF]
ISRN Hepatol, 2014 Since Richter’s description in the literature in 1989 of the first procedure on human patients, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has been worldwide considered as a noninvasive technique to manage portal hypertension complications. TIPS succeeds in lowering the hepatic sinusoidal pressure and in increasing the circulatory flow, thus ...
Fanelli F.
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