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Medical Clinics of North America, 1989
Portal hypertension is a frequent syndrome characterized by a chronic increase in portal venous pressure and by the formation of portal-systemic collaterals. Its main consequence is massive bleeding from ruptured esophageal and gastric varices. Bleeding is promoted by increased portal and variceal pressure, and is favored by dilatation of the varices ...
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Portal hypertension is a frequent syndrome characterized by a chronic increase in portal venous pressure and by the formation of portal-systemic collaterals. Its main consequence is massive bleeding from ruptured esophageal and gastric varices. Bleeding is promoted by increased portal and variceal pressure, and is favored by dilatation of the varices ...
J, Bosch +4 more
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Portal‐hypertensive gastropathy
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1998ABSTRACTIn the present article we describe updated information concerning the clinical feature of portal‐hypertensive gastropathy (PHG), which is characterized by mucosal and submucosal vascular dilatation without inflammation. Although this lesion represents non‐variceal bleeding, there is a wide variation of its prevalence.
A, Toyonaga, T, Iwao
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Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 1997
Significant advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the last year are reported.The specific areas reviewed are those that refer to experimental studies aimed at modifying the factors that lead to portal hypertension (increased intrahepatic vascular resistance and ...
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Significant advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the last year are reported.The specific areas reviewed are those that refer to experimental studies aimed at modifying the factors that lead to portal hypertension (increased intrahepatic vascular resistance and ...
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Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2003
Portal hypertension bleeding is a common and serious complication of cirrhosis. All patients with cirrhosis should undergo endoscopy and be evaluated for possible causes of current or future portal hypertensive bleeding. Possible causes of bleeding include esophageal varices, gastric varices, and PHG.
Kevin M, Comar, Arun J, Sanyal
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Portal hypertension bleeding is a common and serious complication of cirrhosis. All patients with cirrhosis should undergo endoscopy and be evaluated for possible causes of current or future portal hypertensive bleeding. Possible causes of bleeding include esophageal varices, gastric varices, and PHG.
Kevin M, Comar, Arun J, Sanyal
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Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Arkhiv patologii, 2014In spite of a great number of publications, as yet there is no agreement that which of the detected morphological changes should be considered pathognomonic in portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG). The study of the pathogenesis of PHG suggested a diversity of mechanisms involved in varying degrees in the development of this abnormality.
T S, Semenova +3 more
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NONCIRRHOTIC PORTAL HYPERTENSION
Clinics in Liver Disease, 1997This article reviews the different conditions leading to noncirrhotic intrahepatic portal hypertension, describes the related vascular lesions, and provides a review of the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment options available. Diseases associated with noncirrhotic portal hypertension are also specifically discussed.
S, Hillaire, D, Valla, D, Lebrec
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Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension
Clinics in Liver Disease, 2006Portal hypertension is characterized by an increase in portal pressure (>10 mm Hg) and could be a result of cirrhosis of the liver or noncirrhotic diseases. Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH), as it generally is termed, is a heterogeneous group of diseases that is due to intrahepatic or extrahepatic etiologies.
Shiv Kumar, Sarin, Ashish, Kumar
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Bilharzial Portal Hypertension
Archives of Surgery, 1983Schistosomiasis is a major world health problem that is being encountered more frequently in North America as the immigration patterns from endemic areas change. At Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, only two admissions for active schistosomiasis were recorded before 1970, but since then there have been 43 such cases.
F N, Obeid +4 more
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Idiopathic Portal Hypertension
Hepatology, 2018Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is a rare disorder characterized by clinical portal hypertension in the absence of a recognizable cause such as cirrhosis. Laboratory tests often reveal a preserved liver function with anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia due to splenomegaly.
Virginia, Hernández-Gea +3 more
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Noncirrhotic portal hypertension
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2018Noncirrhotic portal hypertension represents a heterogeneous group of liver disorders that is characterized by portal hypertension in the absence of cirrhosis. The purpose of this review is to serve as a guide on how to approach a patient with noncirrhotic portal hypertension with a focus on recent developments.Recent studies pertaining to noncirrhotic ...
Ben L, Da +2 more
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