Open AccessPortal hypertensive colopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Keiichi Ito,
Katsuya Shiraki,
Takahisa Sakai,
Hitoshi Yoshimura,
Takeshi Nakano
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3127
Subject(s) - medicine , portal hypertensive gastropathy , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , ectasia , portal hypertension , esophageal varices , ascites , varices , gastric antral vascular ectasia , endoscopy , argon plasma coagulation
In patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, portal hypertensive colopathy is thought to be an important cause of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of colonic mucosal changes in patients with liver cirrhosis and its clinical significance.