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Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Author(s) -
BAXTER J. N.,
DOBBS B. R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1988.tb00794.x
Subject(s) - medicine , portal hypertensive gastropathy , bleed , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , gastric varices , gastritis , gastric mucosa , lesion , helicobacter pylori , stomach , esophageal varices , pathology , surgery , cirrhosis
It has become increasingly recognized over the past decade that, apart from causing gastro‐oesophageal varices, portal hypertension has effects on the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract, in particular, the gastric mucosa. There have been numerous reports suggesting that ‘hypertensive’ gastric mucosa is a frequent cause of haemorrhage in patients with portal hypertension; the condition has been variously described as haemorrhagic gastritis, erosive gastritis, portal hypertensive gastritis, congestive gastropathy, gastric mucosal red spots, gastric mucosal vasculopathy or portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG). The feature in common with all these descriptions is the observation of a gastric mucosal lesion which has a propensity to bleed.