PORTAL PRESSURE DECREASE AFTER ESOPHAGOGASTRIC DEVASCULARIZATION AND SPLENECTOMY IN SCHISTOSOMIASIS: LONG-TERM VARICES BEHAVIOR, REBLEEDING RATE, AND ROLE OF ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is an endemic health problem affecting about four million people. The hepatosplenic form of the disease is characterized by periportal hepatic fibrosis, pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension and splenomegaly. Liver function is preserved, being varices bleeding the...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
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| Series: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia |
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