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Said A. AlBusafi | Zendy; Peter Ghali | Zendy; Philip Wong | Zendy; Marc Deschênes | Zendy

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Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension

Author(s) -

Said A. AlBusafi,

Peter Ghali,

Philip Wong,

Marc Deschênes

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 2090-3448

pISSN - 2090-3456

DOI - 10.1155/2012/747095

Subject(s) - medicine , portal hypertension , varices , capsule endoscopy , cirrhosis , endoscopy , gastric varices , endoscopic ultrasound , radiology , general surgery

Cirrhosis is the leading cause of portal hypertension worldwide, with the development of bleeding gastroesophageal varices being one of the most life-threatening consequences. Endoscopy plays an indispensible role in the diagnosis, staging, and prophylactic or active management of varices. With the expected future refinements in endoscopic technology, capsule endoscopy may one day replace traditional gastroscopy as a diagnostic modality, whereas endoscopic ultrasound may more precisely guide interventional therapy for gastric varices.

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