1994
A Comparative Clinical Study of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension, Extrahepatic Portal Vein Thrombosis, and Cirrhosis
Orozco H, Takahashi T, Garcia-Tsao G, Mercado M, Prado E, Nava R. A Comparative Clinical Study of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension, Extrahepatic Portal Vein Thrombosis, and Cirrhosis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 1994, 19: 217-221. PMID: 7806833, DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199410000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrahepatic portal vein thrombosisIdiopathic portal hypertensionPortal vein thrombosisLiver cirrhosisPortal hypertensionVein thrombosisClinical featuresLC patientsComparative clinical studySeparate clinical entityLiver failureLaboratory variablesClinical entityRetrospective studyClinical studiesPatientsStatistical differenceHypertensionCirrhosisThrombosisHigher proportionSurvivalSimilar distributionGroup
1991
Idiopathic portal hypertension.
Orozco H, Takahashi T, García-Tsao G, Mercado M, Diliz H, Hernández-Ortiz J. Idiopathic portal hypertension. Revista De Investigación Clínica 1991, 43: 80-6. PMID: 1866503.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIdiopathic portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionHigh re-bleeding rateMain histopathologic findingsNoncirrhotic portal fibrosisObliterative portal venopathySmall portal veinsRe-bleeding rateIntra-abdominal infectionsLong-term prognosisUpper gastrointestinal tractHepatitis B virusEsophago-gastric varicesChronic sclerotherapyHepatoportal sclerosisIPH patientsPortal venopathyPharmacologic managementVariceal bleedingCirrhotic patientsImmunologic abnormalitiesPortal fibrosisLiver failurePeriportal fibrosisSuch patients