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There is no treatment for mild portal hypertensive gastropathy. treatment starts only when there's bleeding. is this correct? won't that be too late? thank you?
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Portacaval shunting can be done by interventional radiology, TIPS procedure, to prevent bleeding and other complications of portal hypertension. For info: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563212/
Answered 12/13/2022
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