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Emerging therapies for portal hypertension in cirrhosis.

, 2016
INTRODUCTION Counteracting splanchnic vasodilatation and increased portal-collateral blood flow has been the mainstay for the treatment of portal hypertension (PH) over the past three decades.
Berzigotti, Annalisa, Bosch, Jaime, Nair, Harikumar, Nair H, Berzigotti A, Bosch J   +5 more
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Hyperammonemia of unknown origin

Clinical Management Issues, 2015
Idiopathic portal hypertension is a benign long-standing non-cirrhotic portal hypertension with no typical laboratory findings and absence of stigmata of chronic liver disease.
Francesca Molino
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Radiological interventions in portal hypertension

, 2014
The role of radiologists in the management of portal hypertension (PHT) had been confined to its diagnosis and treatment planning. However, with the advancements in the field of interventional radiology various minimally invasive techniques have been ...
Thottan Veedu, Prasad
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Segmental Portal Hypertension

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
openaire   +3 more sources

Management of Portal Hypertension in Children [PDF]

, 2010
Management of portal hypertension in children has evolved over the past several decades. Portal hypertension can result from intrahepatic or extrahepatic causes.
Philip Rosenthal, Elizabeth Mileti, Mileti, Elizabeth, Rosenthal, Philip   +3 more
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Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease exception policy and outcomes in pediatric patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome requiring liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is associated with increased waitlist mortality in liver transplantation (LT) candidates. Children with HPS are granted Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD)/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease (PELD) exception points for waitlist prioritization in the United States based on criterion developed for adults.
Muhammad H. Raza, Yong Kwon, Pierre Kobierski, Asish C. Misra, Angelina Lim, Cameron Goldbeck, Kambiz Etesami, Rohit Kohli, Juliet Emamaullee   +8 more
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Evaluation of liver stiffness measurement–based scores in liver transplantation recipients

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Combining bioclinical parameters with liver stiffness measurement (LSM) has improved the diagnostic performance of vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) for detection of advanced fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. However, this approach has not yet been tested in liver transplantation (LT) recipients.
Tamoore Arshad, Chandra S. Bhati, Anh T. Bui, Michael Tseng, Dylan Vainer, Austin Miller, Marie‐Claire Evans, Taseen Syed, Vaishali Patel, Michael O. Idowu, Mark Muthiah, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui   +11 more
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VACTERL (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia or imperforate anus, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal and limb defect) spectrum presenting with portal hypertension: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction We report for the first time a unique case of VACTERL (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia or imperforate anus, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal and limb defect) spectrum associated with portal hypertension.
Losa Ignatius, Bhurtel Dilli
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Angiogenesis and portal-systemic collaterals in portal hypertension

, 2016
In patients with advanced liver disease with portal hypertension, portal-systemic collaterals contribute to circulatory disturbance, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension ...
Gana Ansaldo, Juan Cristóbal, Simon C. Ling, Ling, S., Serrano Berríos, Carolina Lourdes, Carolina A. Serrano, Juan Cristóbal Gana   +5 more
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Portopulmonary hypertension practice patterns after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is a type of pulmonary arterial hypertension occurring exclusively in those with portal hypertensive liver disease. Liver transplantation (LT) can significantly improve outcomes. Current guidelines counsel against immediate adjustments to targeted therapy after LT and suggest routine echocardiography as ...
Arun Jose, Elizabeth J. Kopras, Shimul A. Shah, Jean M. Elwing   +3 more
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