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Portal‐hypertensive gastropathy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1998
ABSTRACTIn 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.
TOYONAGA, Atsushi, IWAO, Tadashi
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Noninvasive Evaluation of Portal Hypertension: Emerging Tools and Techniques

International Journal of Hepatology, 2012
Portal hypertension is the main cause of complications in patients with cirrhosis. However, evaluating the development and progression of portal hypertension represents a challenge for clinicians.
V. K. Snowdon, N. Guha, J. A. Fallowfield   +2 more
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Dual Portal Hypertension in Hepatic Tuberculosis: A Case Report

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Background: Hepatic tuberculosis in itself is a rare condition, and that causing portal hypertension is even rarer. We present a unique clinical scenario of portal hypertension in a 64-year-old woman, with tuberculosis causing both sinusoidal ...
Amal Joseph, Prajob Geevarghese Prasad, Jeby Jacob, Harikumar Nair   +3 more
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Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension [PDF]

Clinics in Liver Disease, 1964
Portal hypertension is a major complication of liver disease that results from a variety of pathologic conditions that increase the resistance to the portal blood flow into the liver. As portal hypertension develops, the formation of collateral vessels and arterial vasodilation progresses, which results in increased blood flow to the portal circulation.
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Prediction of survival and analysis of prognostic factors for patients with AFP negative hepatocellular carcinoma: a population-based study

BMC Gastroenterology
Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a poor prognosis, and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is widely used to evaluate HCC. However, the proportion of AFP-negative individuals cannot be disregarded.
Chengyu Liu, Zikang Li, Zhilei Zhang, Jinlong Li, Congxi Xu, Yuming Jia, Chong Zhang, Wuhan Yang, Wenchuan Wang, Xiaojuan Wang, Kuopeng Liang, Li Peng, Jitao Wang   +12 more
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Burden of pulmonary hypertension in patients with portal hypertension in the United States: a retrospective database study

Pulmonary Circulation, 2020
Patients with portal hypertension may develop pulmonary hypertension. The economic implications of these comorbidities have not been systematically assessed. We compared healthcare resource utilization and costs in the United States between patients with
Sandeep Sahay, Yuen Tsang, Megan Flynn, Peter Agron, Robert Dufour   +4 more
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Portal hypertension is associated with modulation of regulatory T cells

European Journal of Inflammation, 2016
Background: Portal hypertension is a complication of liver cirrhosis. The portal vein drains the spleen and the intestines, which are both rich in inflammatory mediators.
Tomer Adar, Yair Edden, Shimon Shteingart, Ami Ben Ya’acov, Mahmud Mahamid, Ellen Broide, Shimrit Shmorak, Ariella Bar-Gil Shitrit, Constantin Reinus, Eran Goldin   +9 more
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Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein stenting in a patient with benign non-transplant postoperative portal vein stenosis: A case report

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2013
Extrahepatic portal vein stenosis is caused by a variety of benign and malignant diseases and results in development of symptoms due to portal hypertension.
KS Madhusudhan, Nikhil Agrawal, Deep N Srivastava, Sujoy Pal, Arun K Gupta   +4 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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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, Dinda Andini, Nenny Agustanti   +2 more
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