Small bowel capsule endoscopy and portal hypertensive enteropathy in cirrhotic patients: results from a tertiary referral centre

Small bowel capsule endoscopy and portal hypertensive enteropathy in cirrhotic patients: results from a tertiary referral centre

Background and rationale. Portal hypertensive enteropathy (PHE) remains difficult to diagnose in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Limited test choices exist for the inspection of the small bowel in these patients. Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is ideal in this situation but ra...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos J. Dabos, Diana E. Yung, Leonidas Bartzis, Peter C. Hayes, John N. Plevris, Anastasios Koulaouzidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Capsule endoscopy
Small-bowel
Portal hypertension
Enteropathy-Varices
Cirrhosis
Obscure GI bleeding
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119306581

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