| publication name | Evaluation of vascular endothelial cell growth factor in patients with cirrhosis associated with gastrointestinal injury due to hepatic portal vein pressure |
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| Authors | Dr/ Abeer Elbahy, Dr/ Fatma Abd Elsalam, Dr/ Naglaa Eltokhy, Dr/ Naglaa Fathy |
| year | 2017 |
| keywords | |
| journal | Life Since |
| volume | 1 |
| issue | 2 |
| pages | 1-7 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
PHG represents a clinical entity in portal hypertension and is endoscopically characterized by a mosaic-like or snake skin pattern of the gastric mucosa, mainly in the body and fundus of the stomach and more rarely in the gastric antrum. These gastric mucosal lesions represent another frequent cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, even though esophagogastric varices remain the major source of bleeding in patients with portal hypertension