Clinical Manifestations of Portal Hypertension

The portal hypertension is responsible for many of the manifestations of liver cirrhosis. Some of these complications are the direct consequences of portal hypertension, such as gastrointestinal bleeding from ruptured gastroesophageal varices and from portal hypertensive gastropathy and colopathy, a...

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Main Authors: Said A. Al-Busafi, Julia McNabb-Baltar, Amanda Farag, Nir Hilzenrat
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/203794
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description The portal hypertension is responsible for many of the manifestations of liver cirrhosis. Some of these complications are the direct consequences of portal hypertension, such as gastrointestinal bleeding from ruptured gastroesophageal varices and from portal hypertensive gastropathy and colopathy, ascites and hepatorenal syndrome, and hypersplenism. In other complications, portal hypertension plays a key role, although it is not the only pathophysiological factor in their development. These include spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, hepatopulmonary syndrome, and portopulmonary hypertension.
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spelling doaj-art-dec95b5bb58d4e2e87c33aee66b935d92025-08-20T03:26:15ZengWileyInternational Journal of Hepatology2090-34482090-34562012-01-01201210.1155/2012/203794203794Clinical Manifestations of Portal HypertensionSaid A. Al-Busafi0Julia McNabb-Baltar1Amanda Farag2Nir Hilzenrat3Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, 123 Muscat, OmanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, CanadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaThe portal hypertension is responsible for many of the manifestations of liver cirrhosis. Some of these complications are the direct consequences of portal hypertension, such as gastrointestinal bleeding from ruptured gastroesophageal varices and from portal hypertensive gastropathy and colopathy, ascites and hepatorenal syndrome, and hypersplenism. In other complications, portal hypertension plays a key role, although it is not the only pathophysiological factor in their development. These include spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, hepatopulmonary syndrome, and portopulmonary hypertension.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/203794
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