Online ISSN: 2515-8260

CORRELATION BETWEEN SEVERITY OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE GASTROPATHY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE

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Srinivasa Guptha L.R , Sachin K. Dhande , Rajalakshmi K.V , Dayanandan Y, Jagadeesan M*

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Background: Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is known but under detected complication of cirrhosis of liver. Patients with stable liver disease are more prone to internal bleeding due to portal hypertension. Thrombocytopenia is a common complication associated with chronic liver disease and it is associated with poor prognosis

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