Mekaroonkamol P, Cohen R, Chawla S. Portal hypertensive enteropathy. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(2): 127-138 [PMID: 25729469 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i2.127]
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Saurabh Chawla, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Grady Memorial Hospital, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Faculty Office Building, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive,Suite 431, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. saurabh.chawla@emory.edu
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Hepatol. Feb 27, 2015; 7(2): 127-138 Published online Feb 27, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i2.127
Portal hypertensive enteropathy
Parit Mekaroonkamol, Robert Cohen, Saurabh Chawla
Parit Mekaroonkamol, Robert Cohen, Saurabh Chawla, Grady Memorial Hospital, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Author contributions: Mekaroonkamol P and Chawla S contributed significantly to conception, manuscript preparation and revision; Cohen R participated with data contribution, interpretation and revision.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Saurabh Chawla, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Grady Memorial Hospital, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Faculty Office Building, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive,Suite 431, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. saurabh.chawla@emory.edu
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Received: August 27, 2014 Peer-review started: September 2, 2014 First decision: October 14, 2014 Revised: October 28, 2014 Accepted: November 17, 2014 Article in press: November 19, 2014 Published online: February 27, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Portal hypertensive enteropathy (PHE) is an under recognized complication of portal hypertension. It can present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and endoscopic findings, making its diagnosis challenging. Video capsule endoscopy and deep enteroscopy are diagnostic tools of choice. PHE should be considered in patients with portal hypertension who present with occult or overt gastrointestinal bleeding, especially when portal hypertensive gastropathy and advanced cirrhosis are also present. Adequate resuscitation, reduction of portal pressure, and endoscopic therapeutic intervention remain the mainstay of initial treatment though definitive management may require a multidisciplinary approach involving hepatologists, endoscopists, surgeons, and interventional radiologists.
