Controversies in Budd-Chiari Syndrome Management: Potential Role of Liver Stiffness

Andrea Mancuso^{1

2}, Michele Amata^{1

2}, Flavia Politi^{1

2}, Mario Mitra^{1

2}, Maria Grazia Laura Marsala³, Alberto Maringhini^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Medicina Interna 1, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
² Centro di Riferimento Regionale Malattie Rare, Sindrome di Budd-Chiari e Teleangectasia Emorragica Ereditaria, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
³ Direzione Medica di Presidio, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.

Comment

Andrea Mancuso et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;115(6):952-953.

doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000586.

Andrea Mancuso^{1

2}, Michele Amata^{1

2}, Flavia Politi^{1

2}, Mario Mitra^{1

2}, Maria Grazia Laura Marsala³, Alberto Maringhini^{1

2}

¹ Medicina Interna 1, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
² Centro di Riferimento Regionale Malattie Rare, Sindrome di Budd-Chiari e Teleangectasia Emorragica Ereditaria, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
³ Direzione Medica di Presidio, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.

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Comment in

Response to Mancuso et al.
Simonetto DA, Singal AK, Garcia-Tsao G, Caldwell SH, Ahn J, Kamath PS. Simonetto DA, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun;115(6):953. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000687. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020. PMID: 32427682 No abstract available.

ACG Clinical Guideline: Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation.
Simonetto DA, Singal AK, Garcia-Tsao G, Caldwell SH, Ahn J, Kamath PS. Simonetto DA, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jan;115(1):18-40. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000486. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020. PMID: 31895720 Review.

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