Pathophysiology and management of portal hypertension. 1: Variceal haemorrhage

A J Stanley; I A Bouchier; P C Hayes

Pathophysiology and management of portal hypertension. 1: Variceal haemorrhage

Br J Hosp Med. 1997;58(1):39-43.

Authors

A J Stanley¹, I A Bouchier, P C Hayes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

PMID: 9337919

Abstract

Portal hypertension occurs secondary to a combination of increased resistance to portal venous flow and increased splanchnic inflow to the portal venous system. The main clinical complication is gastrooesophageal haemorrhage from which mortality remains high at approximately 40%.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Esophageal and Gastric Varices / physiopathology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / complications
Hypertension, Portal / physiopathology*
Hypertension, Portal / therapy*
Recurrence