Changes in gastrointestinal lymph and blood vessels in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension

• Published in: Journal of gastroenterology Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 689 - 695
• Main Authors: Ikeda, Rie, Michitaka, Kojiro, Yamauchi, Yuusuke, Matsui, Hidetaka, Onji, Morikazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan 01.10.2001
• Subjects: 5'-Nucleotidase; Aged; Alkaline Phosphatase; Esophagus - blood supply; Esophagus - pathology; Factor VIII - analysis; Female; Hepatic Encephalopathy - etiology; Humans; Hypertension, Portal - etiology; Hypertension, Portal - pathology; Immunohistochemistry; Intestines - blood supply; Intestines - pathology; Liver Circulation; Liver Cirrhosis - complications; Lymphatic System - pathology; lymphatic vessels; Male; Middle Aged; portal hypertension; Splenomegaly - etiology; Stomach - blood supply; Stomach - pathology

The aim of this study was to characterize the lymph vessels in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract and also to evaluate morphometric changes in these vessels during cirrhotic portal hypertension. Sixteen patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension and 18 control subjects without portal hyp...