Year 2017 / Volume 109 / Number 12
Review
Diagnostic and therapeutic features of small bowel involvement in portal hypertension

856-862

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4596/2016

Juan Egea Valenzuela, Tania Fernández Llamas, Ana Victoria García Marín, Fernando Alberca de las Parras, Fernando Carballo Álvarez,

Abstract
Enteropathy is a lesser known complication of portal hypertension and consists of different changes in the mucosal layer of the small bowel which lead to the appearance of vascular and inflammatory lesions. It can be an important co-factor in the development of anemia in the cirrhotic population, and nowadays an easy and non-invasive diagnosis can be made thanks to capsule endoscopy. However, it is rarely considered in the management of patients with portal hypertension. Some aspects such as pathogenesis or incidence remain unclear and no specific recommendations are included in the guidelines regarding diagnosis or treatment. A review of the available literature was performed with regards to the most relevant aspects of this entity.
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Received: 02/09/2016

Accepted: 24/02/2017

Online First: 27/07/2017

Published: 04/12/2017

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