Clinical and laboratory differentiation of cirrhosis and extrahepatic portal venous obstruction in children

Abstract

Presence of UGI bleeding and the absence of jaundice are 97.5% accurate in predicting diagnosis of EHPVO.

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in children: a comparative study of non‐cirrhotic vs. cirrhotic portal hypertension

“…The gender distribution of this study showed a predominance of boys (79%). This type of distribution of data is because of gender and referral bias which has been documented in previous studies from the subcontinent .…”

Safety, complications and outcome of large volume paracentesis with or without albumin therapy in children with severe ascites due to liver disease

“…Cirrhosis and BCS were defined by standard criteria published in literature [13]. Etiology of cirrhosis for each patient was further identified.…”

Portal vein thrombosis in children and adolescents

“…Em adultos, deve-se excluir doenças associadas, como doença mieloproliferativa, tumores malignos, distúrbios de coagulação, entre outros 17 . Existe alto valor preditivo diagnóstico de TVPo nos casos de HDA com ausência de icterícia 29 .…”

“…A diferenciação entre as diversas causas de HP é de extrema importância, principalmente entre a cirrose e TVPo, principalmente para realizar abordagem terapêutica adequada. Geralmente, os pacientes com TVPo são mais jovens, apresentam função hepática normal, têm maior tolerância aos episódios de sangramento por varizes, não evoluem com coma hepático e seus níveis de hemoglobina são mais reduzidos quando comparados com os cirróticos 11,17,29 .…”