| Literature DB >> 2013427 |
Abstract
Anorectal varices in portal hypertension have been little studied: Seventy eight per cent of 72 patients with portal hypertension had anorectal varices shown at flexible sigmoidoscopy. Significantly more patients with noncirrhotic portal hypertension had these varices than patients with cirrhosis (89% v 56%, p less than 0.01).Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2013427 PMCID: PMC1378841 DOI: 10.1136/gut.32.3.309
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059