Portal Hypertension as Immune Mediate Disease
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Portal Hypertension as Immune Mediate Disease
CONTEXT Portal Hypertension (PH) is a progressive complication due to chronic liver disease. In addition to pathophysiologic changes in the micro-circulation, in PH are established fibrous tissue (periportal fibrous septal) and regenerative hyperplastic nodules (from micro- to macro-nodules) promoting hepatic architectural distortion. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A literature search of electronic dat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatitis Monthly
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1735-143X,1735-3408
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.18625