Portal hypertension: review of data and influence on management.
It is evident that endoscopic ultrasonography could have a great clinical role in the selection of the best treatment for the individual patient because it allows the simultaneous visualization of a large part of the portal venous system and its collaterals. It has not been shown that the same kind of treatment is suitable for every patient with portal hypertension, and failure of a particular treatment may be attributable to an incorrect selection of patients. Further perspective studies with EUS in patients with portal hypertension are thus necessary in order to clearly state the cost-benefit of this technique in the management of these subjects.
Caletti
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Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Ferrari
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Bocus
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Togliani
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Scalorbi
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Barbara
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D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011168:Portal System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography