Friend or Foe? Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts in Cirrhosis—Current Understanding and Future Prospects

Portal hypertension (PHT) in cirrhosis results from increased resistance to splanchnic blood flow secondary to parenchymal and vascular changes within the liver. In an attempt to counteract the increased portal pressure, two mechanisms simultaneously occur: splanchnic vasodilatation and formation of...

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Main Authors: Sasidharan Rajesh, Cyriac Abby Philips, Rizwan Ahamed, Jinsha K Abduljaleel, Dinu Chandran Nair, Philip Augustine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8795115
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