STUDY OF PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE GASTROPATHY AND DUODENOPATHY IN DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS

Dr.A.Anand; Dr.Caroline Selvi

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

STUDY OF PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE GASTROPATHY AND DUODENOPATHY IN DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS

Dr. A. Anand, Dr. Caroline Selvi

Abstract :

Portal hypertension is a common complication of chronic liver disease and is primary responsible for most clinical presentations of cirrhosis .Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and duodenopathy (PHD) is an important, but underappreciated, cause of morbidity in patients with cirrhotic or non–cirrhotic portal hypertension. Researchers have recently intensely focused on this inadequately understood disease