Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic portal hypertension, extrahepatic portal obstruction, and Budd-Chiari syndrome in Japan
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic portal hypertension, extrahepatic portal obstruction, and Budd-Chiari syndrome in Japan

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic portal hypertension, extrahepatic portal obstruction, and Budd-Chiari syndrome in Japan

Hepatol Res. 2024 Oct 4. doi: 10.1111/hepr.14118. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

This is the English version of the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic portal hypertension, extrahepatic portal obstruction, and Budd-Chiari syndrome, which were established and revised in 2018 by the Aberrant Portal Hemodynamics Study Group under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in Japan. These guidelines are excerpts, and the full version consists of 86 clinical questions and explanations, totaling 183 pages in Japanese.

PMID:39364631 | DOI:10.1111/hepr.14118