Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis

Autor:	Hye Young Jwa, Yoo-Kyung Cho, Eun Kwang Choi, Heung Up Kim, Hyun Joo Song, Soo-Young Na, Sun-Jin Boo, Seung Uk Jeong, Bong Soo Kim, Byoung-Wook Lee, Byung-Cheol Song
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Hepatitis B virus Entecavir Esophageal varices Liver cirrhosis Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869
Zdroj:	Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 183-187 (2016)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2287-2728 2287-285X
DOI:	10.3350/cmh.2016.22.1.183
Popis:	Recent studies suggest that liver cirrhosis is reversible after administering oral nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy to patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, few studies have addressed whether esophageal varices can regress after such therapy. We report a case of complete regression of esophageal varices during entecavir therapy in patients with HBV-related liver cirrhosis, suggesting that complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices can regress after the long-term suppression of HBV replication.
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