Clinical characteristics of idiopathic portal hypertension
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The current clinical aspects of idiopathic portal hypertension.
IDIOPATHIC PORTAL HYPERTENSION (IPH) COMPRISES DISORDERS DEVELOPING INCREASED PORTAL PRESSURE IN THE ABSENCE OF CIRRHOSIS: the clear mechanisms to explain this disease are still not well recognized. IPH usually suggests a benign prognosis, but sometimes is complicated with severe hemorrhage due to ruptured esophageal varices, or massive splenomegaly. Conventional treatments for those complicati...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i13.1906