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  • Title: Current staging and diagnosis of gastroesophageal varices.
    Author: Coelho-Prabhu N, Kamath PS.
    Journal: Clin Liver Dis; 2010 May; 14(2):195-208. PubMed ID: 20682229.
    Abstract:
    Portal hypertension is defined as an increase in hepatic sinusoidal pressure to 6 mm Hg or higher. Cirrhosis is the most common cause of portal hypertension in the western world and results from increased resistance to blood flow at the hepatic sinusoidal level.
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