The Impact of Partial Splenic Embolization on Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy in Cirrhotic Patients with Portal Hypertension.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the impact of partial splenic embolization (PSE) on portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG). We retrospectively analyzed endoscopic findings and the portal venous system of 31 cirrhotic patients with PHG. The improved group was defined as the amelioration of PHG findings using the McCormack classification. Child-Pugh scores of the improved group (18 of 31 patients) were significantly lower compared with those of the non-improved group (p = 0.018). The changes in the diameters of the portal trunk and those of the spleno-portal junction and spleen hilum in the splenic vein of the improved group were significantly larger than those of the non-improved group (p = 0.007, p = 0.025, and p = 0.003, respectively). The changes in the diameters of th

SUBMITTER: Saeki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10094775 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature