Portal hypertension in cirrhosis is mainly the result ... owing to their potential for inducing toxic effects in the liver. Treatment was, however, well tolerated and none of the safety parameters ...

The mechanism by which patients with portal hypertension develop portal hypertensive gastropathy has yet to be fully clarified. Its pathogenesis is known to be multifactorial, involving elevations ...

Colonic manifestations of portal hypertension include enlarged hemorrhoids, rectal varices and endoscopic features of diffuse vascular ectasia. The frequency of at least one of these features in ...