PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF PORTAL-HYPERTENSION .1. VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE

Authors
STANLEY AJ BOUCHIER IAD HAYES PC
Citation
Aj. Stanley et al., PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF PORTAL-HYPERTENSION .1. VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 58(1), 1997, pp. 39-43
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
58
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
39 - 43
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1997)58:1<39:PAMOP.>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Portal hypertension occurs secondary to a combination of increased res istance to portal venous flow and increased splanchnic inflow to the p ortal venous system. The main clinical complication is gastrooesophage al haemorrhage from which mortality remains high at approximately 40%.