What makes non-cirrhotic portal hypertension a common disease in India? Analysis for environmental factors

What makes non-cirrhotic portal hypertension a common disease in India? Analysis for environmental factors

In India, an unexplained enteropathy is present in a majority of non-cirrhotic intrahepatic portal hypertension (NCIPH) patients. Small intestinal bacterial contamination and tropical enteropathy could trigger inflammatory stimuli and activate the endothelium in the portal venous system. Groundwater...

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Main Authors: Ashish Goel, Banumathi Ramakrishna, Uday Zachariah, K G Sajith, Deepak K Burad, Thomas A Kodiatte, Shyamkumar N Keshava, K A Balasubramanian, Elwyn Elias, C E Eapen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Endothelial dysfunction - non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis - obliterative portal venopathy - poverty linked thrombophilia
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2019;volume=149;issue=4;spage=468;epage=478;aulast=Goel

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