Portal hypertension
Garcia-Tsao G. Portal hypertension. Current Opinion In Gastroenterology 2001, 17: 281-290. PMID: 17031170, DOI: 10.1097/00001574-200105000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPortal hypertensionHyperdynamic circulationPortosystemic encephalopathyAccumulation of neurotoxinsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisPortal venous inflowEffective blood volumeExtreme vasodilatationHepatorenal syndromeRenal vasoconstrictionSinusoidal hypertensionSplanchnic vasodilatationVasoconstrictive systemsGastroesophageal varicesIntrahepatic resistanceVariceal hemorrhageHemodynamic abnormalitiesRenal failureBacterial peritonitisCommon complicationHepatic insufficiencySodium retentionVenous inflowMain complicationsNeurohumoral systems
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