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Congenital hepatic fibrosis associated with cavernous transformation of the portal vein.

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1998

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Yusuf Bayraktar, Burçak Kayhan, B Uzunalimoğlu, Ahmet Özenç, Aslıhan Özdemir, Sebahat Altundağ Dündar, S. Arslan, B. Sivri, H Telatar
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Abstract

These results suggest that the association of CTPV with CHF is not coincidental, but that CTPV may be associated with CHF and a new possible factor in portal hypertension, and that it can be a major factor in the manifestation of esophageal bleeding from varices.