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Case #5 -
A 45 year old with progressive abdominal distension

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
3.) What are the clinical manifestations of portal hypertension?

Clinical manifestations:


  • Esophageal and/or gastric varices - 30% of varices bleed

  • Ascites

  • Hypersplenism

  • Encephalopathy and coma
 
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