Portal hypertension (PHT) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children with
chronic liver disease and portal vein obstruction. Increased portal pressure results in …

Background Noninvasive tools (NITs) for predicting varices in children with portal
hypertension (PHTN) are infrequently used. Methods Eighty-five consecutive, treatment …

Portal hypertension (PHT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric liver
diseases. Thus, research into causes and disease modifiers in PHT in these conditions is …

Background & Aims Von Willebrand factor antigen (vWFAg), a protein measured to test the
level of vWF released from the vascular endothelium has gained much attention as a marker …

Methods: Children presenting in our centre with suspected portal hypertension or
gastrointestinal bleeding and undergoing their first oesophagogastroduodenoscopy …

Objectives: In adults, elevated hepatic venous pressure gradients (HVPGs) are correlated
with the degree of liver fibrosis on histopathology and predict worse outcomes including …

Objective: Esophageal variceal bleeding is a severe complication of portal hypertension.
The standard diagnostic screening test and therapeutic procedure for esophageal varices …

Methods: All children of 6 months to 18 years of age with portal hypertension (PHT)(chronic
liver disease, CLD and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, NCPH) were enrolled. TE for …

Portal hypertension (PHT), defined as raised intravascular pressure in the portal system, is a
complication of chronic liver disease or liver vascular occlusion. Advances in our ability to …

BACKGROUND All conditions that interfere with blood flow at any level within the portal
system can lead to portal hypertension. For better management of this disorder, it is …