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Esophageal variceal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy are serious complications of hepatic cirrhosis, and they may lead to high mortality rate and severely threaten life quality of the patients


Clinical Trial Description

The occurrence and development of Esophageal variceal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy are closely related with portal vein system diseases, such as collateral circulation of portal hypertension and portal vein thrombosis.

The prevention of Esophageal variceal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy in hepatic cirrhosis has become a hot spot in clinical practice.

Three-dimensional reconstruction of images obtained by multi-slice spiral computed tomography portography (MSCTP) is clear, realistic, and accurate.

It can directly and quickly display all anatomical information of collateral portal vein system, and is recognized as a good method to display blood vessels ;


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NCT number NCT03453580
Study type Observational
Source Assiut University
Contact Mostafa Hashem Mahmoud, professor
Phone 01000684012
Email hashemradiol@yahoo.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase
Start date September 25, 2018
Completion date October 30, 2019