Post written by Sauid Ishaq, FRCP, from Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Our video case report demonstrates the application and effectiveness of hemospray as a rescue therapy in acute bleeding from portal hypertensive gastropathy. PHG is a common and potentially fatal adverse event of cirrhosis, with severity correlating with the degree of portal hypertension. …
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Mostafa Ibrahim, MD form the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology at Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium presents this video case "Active bleeding caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy." Portal hypertensive gastropathy is a serious adverse event of portal hypertension. It is difficult to treat due to the diffuse nature of …
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