Blood Ammonia Level Correlates with Severity of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy

Blood Ammonia Level Correlates with Severity of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy

Background. Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is a common anomaly with potential for bleeding found in portal hypertension. Blood ammonia levels correlate well with liver disease severity and existence of portosystemic shunts. Increased ammonia results in vasodilation and hepatic stellate cell a...

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Main Authors: Ferial El-Kalla, Loai Mansour, Abdelrahman Kobtan, Asmaa Elzeftawy, Lobna Abo Ali, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Sahar Elyamani, Mohamed Yousef, I. Amer, H. Mourad, Mohamed Elhendawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9067583
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