The prevalence and spectrum of colonic l
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Siddarth Ganguly; Shiv K. Sarin; Vivek Bhatia; Deepak Lahoti
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Portal hypertension diffusely affects the gastrointestinal tract. The frequency and profile of distinct colonic mucosal lesions (portal colopathy) and rectal varices (RV; veins >4 cm above the anal verge) is not well studied. Fifty consecutive patients with portal hypertension (25 with cirrhosis, 10