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Variceal bleeding is aggravated by portal venous invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: a matched nested case-control study
BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) increases portal pressure and causes esophageal varices and variceal bleedings. We examined the incidence of high-risk varices and variceal bleeding and determined the indications for variceal scre...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7786454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33402105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07708-1 |