Objective Information is lacking on portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) in cirrhotics
without varices; our aim it is to evaluate whether clinical and sonographic parameters are …

Abstract Background and Aim: Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is an important cause
of bleeding in patients with cirrhosis associated with portal hypertension. Histologically, the …

In cirrhosis, Helicobacter pylori infection may be implicated, together with portal
hypertension, bile reflux and alcohol abuse, in damage to gastric mucosa. Aim of this study …

The term portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) defines a wide spectrum of diffuse
macroscopic lesions that appear in the gastric mucosa of patients with portal hypertension …

In 153 consecutive patients with cirrhosis weassessed:(1) the prevalence of IgG to
Helicobacterpylori and compared it with that found in 1010 blooddonors resident in the …

Helicobacter pylori was found to be a promoter factor of peptic ulcer that has an incidence
higher in patients with hepatic cirrhosis. To clarify the role between H. pylori and peptic ulcer …

BACKGROUND: Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy is currently recommended for the
screening of varices in cirrhosis. In addition to the assessment of varices …

Methods We examined 288 patients with liver cirrhosis, 322 patients with non-ulcer
dyspepsia, and 339 patients with peptic ulcer disease. Rapid urease test and Wright-Giemsa …

Objective: To determine the frequency of portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and its
relation with biochemical, haematological and endoscopic findings in cirrhotic patients …

Background/Aims: The aim of this prospective study was to examine the association of portal-
hypertensive gastropathy and fundal varices in patients with cirrhosis. Methods: We carried …