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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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Autores principales: Lim, Jihye, Kim, Ha Il, Kim, Eunju, Kim, Jiyoon, An, Jihyun, Chang, Seheon, Kim, Seon-Ok, Lee, Han chu, Lee, Yung Sang, Shim, Ju Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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