New Advances In The Management Of Patients With Cirrhosis

New data from clinical studies presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 provide new rationale for an old and established treatment option for portal hypertension.1 Additionally, spleen stiffness predicts the occurrence of clinical complications, which is of paramount importance in clinical practice.2 In patients with cirrhosis, increasing blood pressure in the abdominal circulatory system (known as portal hypertension) leads to potentially lethal complications which might be prevented with simple medical treatment...
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