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2 paź 2022 · Portal hypertension is a serious complication of advanced liver disease that affects blood flow and pressure in your portal vein and other veins. Learn about the causes, symptoms, complications and treatment options for this condition.
30 maj 2024 · Learn about the causes, complications, and diagnosis of portal hypertension in adults. This article requires a subscription to access the treatment section and does not include all information about medications or risks.
1 paź 2024 · In the consensus conference on Portal Hypertension promoted by the Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver and the Hepatic and Digestive diseases area of the Biomedical Research Networking Center (CIBERehd), different aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of portal hypertension caused by cirrhosis or other diseases were discussed.
1 kwi 2019 · The first-line treatment of portal hypertension–related ascites aims to achieve a negative sodium balance through a combination of sodium restriction and diuretics. 67,68 Treatment failure can be divided into diuretic-resistant ascites (persistent ascites despite maximal doses of diuretics and compliance with sodium restriction) or diuretic ...
21 mar 2022 · The management of portal hypertension is always individualized and is dependent on the etiology, the availability of therapies, and the degree of portal hypertension complications. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis and management of cirrhosis-related portal hypertension in detail.
New guidelines will be developed for portal hypertension that will include the use of non-selective beta blockers in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension (without having to perform an endoscopy) and the indications for preemptive use of the TIPS procedure.
Learn about the different treatments for portal hypertension, a condition that causes high pressure in the portal vein and can lead to bleeding and complications. Find out how medication, endoscopic therapy, shunting procedures and liver transplantation can help manage portal hypertension.
