Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension in Advanced Chronic Liver Disease: An Update

The assessment of portal hypertension is a relevant step in the evaluation of newly diagnosed advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). The current gold standard includes the invasive evaluation of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) and endoscopy. However, noninvasive or minimally invasive techniq...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ravaioli, Federico, Montagnani, Marco, Lisotti, Andrea, Festi, Davide, Mazzella, Giuseppe, Azzaroli, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6011072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4202091
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Sumario:The assessment of portal hypertension is a relevant step in the evaluation of newly diagnosed advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). The current gold standard includes the invasive evaluation of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) and endoscopy. However, noninvasive or minimally invasive techniques to assess portal hypertension have been proposed and well established. In the present manuscript, we review clinical studies on the use of noninvasive or minimally invasive techniques to assess portal hypertension in ACLD patients.

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