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Imaging Approach to Portal Hypertension
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2023 Increase in portal venous pressure (termed portal hypertension) is seen in a variety of liver diseases. Imaging tests are useful to detect portal hypertension and identify its cause.
Antony Augustine +5 more
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Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2017 A case of portal hypertension in a 9-year-old Indonesian female child is presented. The diagnosis was made by demonstrating oesophageal vanices radiologically and surgically, and by measuring the portal venous pressure. Portocaval side to side shunt was done resulting in diminishing of the oesophageal varices, disappearance of hypersplenism, and a ...
I D, Arif, M, Said, E M, Halimun
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Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2012 Portal hypertension is a clinical syndrome defined by a portal venous pressure gradient, exceeding 5 mm Hg. In this book the causes of its development and complications are described.
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Left-Sided Portal Hypertension: A Case Series
The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2018 Left-sided portal hypertension is rarely found, but this condition may cause gastrointestinal tract bleeding and can be life-threatening. The exact incidence of left-sided portal hypertension is unknown as it is rarely found, approximately 1-5%, and most
Guntur Darmawan +2 more
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Idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension: current perspectives
Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 2016 Oliviero Riggio,1 Stefania Gioia,1 Ilaria Pentassuglio,1 Valeria Nicoletti,1 Michele Valente,2 Giulia d’Amati2 1Department of Clinical Medicine, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Portal Hypertension, 2Department of Radiological, Oncological,
Riggio O +5 more
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Regression of portal hypertension: underlying mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. [PDF]
, 2021 Portal hypertension is the main non-neoplastic complication of chronic liver disease, being the cause of important life-threatening events including the development of ascites or variceal bleeding.
Sonia Selicean +11 more
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Noninvasive Detection of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease. [PDF]
, 2021 Patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease have different prognoses depending on the presence of portal hypertension. Current non-invasive diagnostic methods allow identification of clinically significant portal hypertension.
Berzigotti, Annalisa +2 more
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NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Risk and protective factors for NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cause of cancer‐related mortality and morbidity worldwide. With the obesity pandemic, NAFLD‐related HCC is contributing to the burden of disease exponentially.
Pir Ahmad Shah +2 more
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Steatotic HCC can be diagnosed by MRI and forms a pro‐tumor immune microenvironment with high expression of PD‐L1, M2 polarization of macrophages and activation of CAFs, which may be a good target for combined immunotherapy. Abstract Background and Aims Immunotherapy has become the standard‐of‐care treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its ...
Hiroki Murai +29 more
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Portal Hypertension Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
, 2022 Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) obstructs the bladder outlet. Patients with BPH frequently present with lower urinary tract symptoms. However, patients with BPH can present with serious fatal complications unless diagnosed and treated sufficiently. In
Emrullah Söğütdelen +3 more
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