Portal hypertension in a western Indian hospital.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-124761
ABSTRACT
The profile of Portal Hypertension (PHT) in India is different from the west. Despite a good liver our patients are prone to die due to massive haematemesis as they are located far away from the referral centres. Drugs have a limited role and endoscopic sclerotherapy has its own limitations in our setting. Surgery (proximal lieno-renal shunt) is a one time treatment, removes the injury prone huge spleen and cures hypersplenism. We report our experience of 36 patients managed by this procedure.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Hypertension, Portal
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India
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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