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. 2008 Oct 8;1(1):229.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-229.

Idiopathic portal hypertension in an "inactive" HBV carrier: a case report

Themistoklis G Vassiliadis  1 , Anthia Gatopoulou, Kaliopi Patsiaoura, Olga Giouleme, Konstantinos Soufleris, Alexandros Boubonaris, Panagiotis Katsinelos, Nikolaos Eugenidis
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Idiopathic portal hypertension in an "inactive" HBV carrier: a case report

Themistoklis G Vassiliadis et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Idiopathic portal hypertension belongs to the group of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, its etiology is still unknown but its prognosis is excellent. We report a case of 45 year old female with inactive hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier status and persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), presented with features of portal hypertension and without evidence of cirrhosis or fibrosis on liver biopsy.

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