Background and Aim: Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is an important cause of bleeding in patients with cirrhosis associated with portal hypertension. Histologically, the condition is ...

2009;24(9):1554-1558. To determine whether laparoscopic splenectomy improved PHG in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, we evaluated the endoscopic findings of PHG. Among 49 ...

Treatment for portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis is based on the use of β-blockers with or without organic nitrates; however, these agents are effective in less than 50% of patients ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is the recommended method for the detection and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis ... in patients with portal hypertension.