Noncirrhotic portal fibrosis/idiopathic portal hypertension: APASL recommendations for diagnosis and treatment

Noncirrhotic portal fibrosis/idiopathic portal hypertension: APASL recommendations for diagnosis and treatment

The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Working Party on Portal Hypertension has developed consensus guidelines on the disease profile, diagnosis, and management of noncirrhotic portal fibrosis and idiopathic portal hypertension. The consensus statements, prepared and delibe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hepatology international 2007-09, Vol.1 (3), p.398-413
Hauptverfasser: Sarin, Shiv Kumar, Kumar, Ashish, Chawla, Yogesh Kumar, Baijal, Sanjay Saran, Dhiman, Radha Krishna, Jafri, Wasim, Lesmana, Laurentius A, Guha Mazumder, Debendranath, Omata, Masao, Qureshi, Huma, Raza, Rizvi Moattar, Sahni, Peush, Sakhuja, Puja, Salih, Mohammad, Santra, Amal, Sharma, Barjesh Chander, Sharma, Praveen, Shiha, Gamal, Sollano, Jose
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Sprache:eng
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Hemorrhage
Hypertension
Liver cirrhosis
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Zusammenfassung:The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Working Party on Portal Hypertension has developed consensus guidelines on the disease profile, diagnosis, and management of noncirrhotic portal fibrosis and idiopathic portal hypertension. The consensus statements, prepared and deliberated at length by the experts in this field, were presented at the annual meeting of the APASL at Kyoto in March 2007. This article includes the statements approved by the APASL along with brief backgrounds of various aspects of the disease.
ISSN:1936-0533
1936-0541
DOI:10.1007/s12072-007-9010-9