Fundamento: La cavernomatosis portal es una enfermedad poco frecuente causada por la trombosis de la vena porta, que provoca hipertensión portal (HP). Se ha relacionado con la realización de cateterismo umbilical, traumatismos abdominales e infecciones del período neonatal. La presentación clínica m...
Abstract Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is characterized by the presence of structural and functional cardiac alterations in patients suffering from hepatic cirrhosis, without previously known cardiac causes that may explain it. Clinically, it is characterized by the presence of variable grades of diastolic an...
ABSTRACT The disease and the case reported here are relevant especially because of their varied clinical presentation, possibility of being associated with other disorders affecting several organs and possible differential diagnoses. Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease due to mu...
Resumen: La hipertensión portopulmonar (HPP) es una entidad poco frecuente a nivel mundial, aunque se desconocen los datos epidemiológicos en México. Sin embargo, las enfermedades crónicas del hígado son muy prevalentes en mexicanos. La HPP es el 4.◦ subtipo en frecuencia del grupo de la hiper...
Background: There is a paucity of good quality research about the diagnosis of esophageal varices and the prophylaxis and treatment of variceal bleeding in pediatric patients with portal hypertension There is little consensus and practically no evidence-based approach about the management of these patien...
Introdução: TIPS (anastomose intra-hepática portossistêmica transjugular) surgiu como uma alternativa para as complicações da hipertensão porta não-responsiva ao tratamento convencional, e está cada vez mais sendo utilizada. Objetivos: estudar os resultados da colocação do TIPS em 28 pacientes...
