Systemic inflammation as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis: a prospective longitudinal study.
Article 2021 en
Authors
FN
Filipe Nery
PC
Paula Carneiro
SC
Sofia Correia
Abstract
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In patients with cirrhosis, markers of systemic inflammation IL-6 and lymphopenia are predictive of PVT independently of markers of portal hypertension. These results draw our attention on a factor so far overlooked in the pathogenesis of PVT.
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