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<journal-id>2341-4545</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[GE Port J Gastroenterol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2341-4545</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Gastrenterologia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2341-45452024000600001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1159/000538484</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Non-Invasive versus Invasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension in Chronic Liver Disease]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Avaliação não-invasiva versus invasiva de hipertensão portal na doença hepática crónica]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Gaspar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rui]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guilherme]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João Department of Gastroenterology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Porto Faculty of Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>11</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2341-45452024000600001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2341-45452024000600001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2341-45452024000600001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Cirrhosis is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and the second leading cause of digestive disease mortality. Portal hypertension is the main driver of cirrhosis-related complications such as ascites and variceal bleeding. Portal hypertension is de&#64257;ned as a hepatic venous pressure gradient &gt;5 mm Hg, although it is clinically signi&#64257;cant and associated with clinical complications when &gt;10 mm Hg.  Summary:  Therefore, detection of clinically signi&#64257;cant portal hypertension (CSPH) in chronic advanced liver disease or compensated cirrhosis is of paramount importance to guide the management of these patients.  Key Messages:  This study aimed at revising the non-invasive and invasive tools for assessment of portal hypertension and risk strati&#64257;cation for CSPH in patients with chronic liver disease.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Contexto:  A cirrose é uma das principais causas de morbimortalidade mundial e a segunda principal causa de morte nas doenças do trato gastrointestinal. O desenvolvimento de hipertensão portal é o principal gatilho para o aparecimento de complicações relacionada com a cirrose, como ascite e hemorragia varicosa. Hipertensão portal é de&#64257;nida quando o gradiente de pressão venosa hepática é maior que 5 mm Hg, embora seja clinicamente signi&#64257;cativa apenas quando superior a 10 mm Hg.  Sumário:  Desta forma, a deteção de hipertensão portal clinicamente signi&#64257;cativa na doença hepática crónica e cirrose compensada é fundamental na orientação e tratamento destes doentes.  Mensagens-chave:  O objetivo deste estudo é rever os métodos de avaliação não-invasiva e invasiva de hipertensão portal e estrati&#64257;cação de risco em doentes com doença hepática crónica.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chronic liver disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Transjugular liver biopsy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Non-invasive assessment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Liver elastography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Spleen elastrography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Doença hepática crónica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Biópsia hepática transjugular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Avaliação não-invasiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Elastogra&#64257;a hepática]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Elastogra&#64257;a esplénica]]></kwd>
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