The Role of Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient in the Management of Cirrhosis

This article addresses the applications of measuring portal pressure in cirrhosis, including the differential diagnosis of portal hypertension; estimation of prognosis in cirrhosis, including preoperative evaluation before hepatic and extrahepatic surgery; assessment of the response to drug therapy (mainly in the context of drug development); and assessing the regression of portal hypertension syndrome.
Source: Clinics in Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research