Prevalence and pattern of growth abnormalities in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: Response to shunt surgery

Prevalence and pattern of growth abnormalities in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: Response to shunt surgery

Objective: Growth retardation is common in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) and growth hormone (GH) resistance may play a dominant role. The aim of this study was to ascertain growth parameters and growth-related hormones in children with EHPVO, comparing with controls and...

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Main Authors: Toufeeq Ahmad Mir, Raiz Ahmad Misgar, Bashir Ahmad Laway, Omar Javed Shah, Zafar Amin Shah, Showkat Ali Zargar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction
growth hormone resistance
growth retardation
shunt surgery
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=763;epage=766;aulast=Mir

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