title: Liver disease in cystic fibrosis presents as non-cirrhotic portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Peter.witters@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Witters
authors.affiliation: Liver Research facility, Katholieke universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Dept of Pathology, ST Luc University Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Libbrecht
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roskams
authors.affiliation: CF center, Pediatric pulmonology, Dept of Paediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Boeck
authors.affiliation: CF center, Dept of Pulmonology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lieven
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.affiliation: CF center, Pediatric pulmonology, Dept of Paediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marijke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proesmans
authors.affiliation: CF center, Pediatric pulmonology, Dept of Paediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.affiliation: Dept of interventional Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maleux
authors.affiliation: Abdominal transplant surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Diethard
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monbaliu
authors.affiliation: Abdominal transplant surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirenne
authors.affiliation: Liver Research facility, Katholieke universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Dept of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cassiman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Calcification; Nodular regenerative hyperplasia; Obliterative venopathy; Phlebosclerosis; Presinusoidal portal hypertension