Open AccessIdiopathic portal hypertension regarding thiopurine treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Cristina Suárez Ferrer,
Elba Llop Herrera,
Marta Calvo Moya,
María Isabel Vera Mendoza,
Irene González-Partida,
Yago González Lama,
Virginia Matallana Royo,
José Luis Calleja Panero,
L. Abreu García
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2015.3954/2015
Subject(s) - medicine , thiopurine methyltransferase , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , inflammatory bowel disease , cirrhosis , nodular regenerative hyperplasia , liver biopsy , azathioprine , disease , biopsy
The possibility of developing idiopathic portal hypertension has been described with thiopurine treatment despite compromises the prognosis of these patients, the fact its true prevalence is unknown.