Diagnostic and therapeutic features of small bowel involvement in portal hypertension
Enteropathy is a lesser known complication of portal hypertension and consists of different changes in the mucosal layer of the small bowel which lead to the appearance of vascular and inflammatory lesions. It can be an important co-factor in the development of anemia in the cirrhotic population, an...
Main Authors: | Juan Egea-Valenzuela, Tania Fernández-Llamas, Ana Victoria García-Marín, Fernando Alberca-de-las-Parras, Fernando Carballo-Álvarez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Series: | Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082017001200008&lng=en&tlng=en |
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