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Blood Ammonia Level Correlates with Severity of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy

201812 citationsOpen accessKafr el-Sheikh University

Abstract

Blood ammonia levels correlate with the presence, severity, and score of portal hypertensive gastropathy in cirrhosis suggesting a causal relationship and encouraging trials of ammonia-lowering treatments for the management of severe PHG with a tendency to bleed.

Research topics

  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Renal function and acid-base balance

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DOI: 10.1155/2018/9067583

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