The effect of endoscopic gastric plication on portosystemic pressure gradient in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and compensated advanced chronic liver disease
Jirapinyo P, Thompson C, Garcia-Tsao G, Zucker S, Ryou M. The effect of endoscopic gastric plication on portosystemic pressure gradient in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and compensated advanced chronic liver disease. Endoscopy 2023, 56: 56-62. PMID: 37532114, DOI: 10.1055/a-2146-8857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseEndoscopic gastric plicationAdvanced chronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePortosystemic pressure gradientChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseTotal weight lossGastric plicationNoninvasive testsBaseline median body-mass indexMedian body mass indexPercent total weight lossWeight lossProportion of patientsProspective pilot studyBody mass indexLiver stiffness measurementWeight loss proceduresGoal of therapyHepatic decompensationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMass indexPatients