Portal vein thrombosis and Esophageal-Gastric variceal bleeding in cirrhosis: shared risk factors and causal relationship
Strategies to reduce portal vein pressure and improve anemia may help prevent both PVT and EGVB. Effective management of PVT is essential to reduce the incidence of EGVB in cirrhotic patients. Future research should involve larger sample sizes to further validate these findings.
Authors
- Yisen Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1307-8187)
- Chanchan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0988-245X)
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04094-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32