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Portal pressure is of significant prognostic value in primary biliary cholangitis

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In other forms of chronic liver disease, measurement of portal pressure is of prognostic value, but this has not yet been established in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The aim of… Click to show full abstract

In other forms of chronic liver disease, measurement of portal pressure is of prognostic value, but this has not yet been established in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The aim of the study is to determine the prognostic value of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in relation to liver‐related survival outcomes, as well as to the development of hepatic decompensation, oesophageal varices and variceal bleeding.

Keywords: primary biliary; biliary cholangitis; pressure; prognostic value; portal pressure

Journal Title: Liver International
Year Published: 2022

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