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The stomach in liver cirrhosis

Rosanna TerminiNicoló FontanaGiuseppe PisciottaSergio VigneriAila PirainoAnna Scialabba

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medicine.medical_specialtyCirrhosisHepatologymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryEsophagogastroduodenoscopyStomachGastroenterologymedicine.diseaseControl subjectsGastroenterologyRashEndoscopymedicine.anatomical_structureInternal medicineMedicinePortal hypertensionmedicine.symptomPetechiabusiness

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Abstract The stomachs of cirrhotic patients are frequently subject to a number of alterations, detectable by endoscopy, the presence of which indicates a disturbance in the mucosa. Several investigators believe that portal hypertension plays an etiopathogenetic role. Three groups of subjects were studied prospectively: 83 cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension, 53 cirrhotic patients without portal hypertension, and 135 control subjects. Snake skin, scarlatina rash, and petechia were the most frequent endoscopic findings in the cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension ( P

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1991-08-01Gastroenterology
https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-5085(91)90027-i