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Portal-vein obstruction in children leads to growth retardation

1 Feb 1992

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The portal vein is the main source of blood and hepatotrophic factors to the liver. Partial portal-vein ligation in rats results in reduced growth compared with that in control rats. To investigate whether extrahepatic portal vein obstruction occurring in early childhood influences growth in humans, anthropometric and nutritional assessments were prospectively carried out in 61 patients with extrahepatic portal...

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PMID: 1735525
DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840150210

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