Annals of Surgery, 1986 Isolated obstruction of the splenic vein leads to segmental portal hypertension, which is a rare form of extrahepatic portal hypertension, but it is important to diagnose, since it can be cured by splenectomy. In a review of the English literature, 209 patients with isolated splenic vein obstruction were found.
M S, Madsen, T H, Petersen, H, Sommer
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Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension in Advanced Chronic Liver Disease: An Update
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2018 The assessment of portal hypertension is a relevant step in the evaluation of newly diagnosed advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). The current gold standard includes the invasive evaluation of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) and endoscopy ...
F. Ravaioli +5 more
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Hepatosplenic sarcoidosis complicated by liver cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2015 Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease usually affecting the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes. Other organs, such as the liver and the spleen, are less commonly involved. Patients usually present with mild nonspecific symptoms.
Bernard, Philippe +4 more
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Potential mechanisms linking gut microbiota and portal hypertension
Liver international (Print), 2018 Gut microbiota is the largest collection of commensal micro‐organisms in the human body, engaged in reciprocal cellular and molecular interactions with the liver.
G. Baffy
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Comparison of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with covered stent and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration in managing isolated gastric varices [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: Although a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is commonly placed to manage isolated gastric varices, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has also been used. We compare the long-term outcomes from these
Kim, Seung Kwon +3 more
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Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results. [PDF]
, 2014 ObjectivesTo describe the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) in treating portal hypertensive non-esophageal variceal hemorrhage.MethodsFrom October 2012 to December 2013, 20 ...
Busuttil, Ronald +11 more
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Failure of Splenectomy to Ameliorate Portal Hypertension in Myeloproliferative Disorders
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1994 The correct treatment of portal hypertension associated with myeloproliferative disorders remains uncertain. Splenectomy has been advocated by some to eliminate the forward flow component of the portal hypertension and thus reduce portal pressure.
Samuel S Lee +4 more
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Ідіопатична нециротична портальна гіпертензія та її причини [PDF]
, 2018 Ідіопатична нециротична портальна гіпертензія є погано діагностуємим захворюванням неясної етіології. Захворювання прогресує повільно, є доброякісним, прогноз більш оптимістичний, ніж при лікуванні ускладнень портальної гіпертензії.
Власова, О.М.
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Managing portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis
F1000Research, 2018 Portal hypertension is one cause and a part of a dynamic process triggered by chronic liver disease, mostly induced by alcohol or incorrect nutrition and less often by viral infections and autoimmune or genetic disease.
T. Sauerbruch +2 more
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Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) in the pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis-associated pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Myth or reality? [PDF]
, 2016 Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by progressive fibrosis of skin and multiple internal organs and severe functional and structural microvascular alterations.
Jimenez, Sergio A. +1 more
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