Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis
Recent studies suggest that liver cirrhosis is reversible after administering oral nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy to patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, few studies have addressed whether esophageal varices can regress after such therapy. We report a case of complete regression...
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| author | Hye Young Jwa Yoo-Kyung Cho Eun Kwang Choi Heung Up Kim Hyun Joo Song Soo-Young Na Sun-Jin Boo Seung Uk Jeong Bong Soo Kim Byoung-Wook Lee Byung-Cheol Song |
| author_facet | Hye Young Jwa Yoo-Kyung Cho Eun Kwang Choi Heung Up Kim Hyun Joo Song Soo-Young Na Sun-Jin Boo Seung Uk Jeong Bong Soo Kim Byoung-Wook Lee Byung-Cheol Song |
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| description | Recent studies suggest that liver cirrhosis is reversible after administering oral nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy to patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, few studies have addressed whether esophageal varices can regress after such therapy. We report a case of complete regression of esophageal varices during entecavir therapy in patients with HBV-related liver cirrhosis, suggesting that complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices can regress after the long-term suppression of HBV replication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adce5614aed446beb9cbe7795e2496812022-12-22T00:11:15ZengKorean Association for the Study of the LiverClinical and Molecular Hepatology2287-27282287-285X2016-03-0122118318710.3350/cmh.2016.22.1.1831289Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosisHye Young Jwa0Yoo-Kyung Cho1Eun Kwang Choi2Heung Up Kim3Hyun Joo Song4Soo-Young Na5Sun-Jin Boo6Seung Uk Jeong7Bong Soo Kim8Byoung-Wook Lee9Byung-Cheol Song10 Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Radiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Yeollin Hospital, Jeju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, KoreaRecent studies suggest that liver cirrhosis is reversible after administering oral nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy to patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, few studies have addressed whether esophageal varices can regress after such therapy. We report a case of complete regression of esophageal varices during entecavir therapy in patients with HBV-related liver cirrhosis, suggesting that complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices can regress after the long-term suppression of HBV replication.http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-22-1-183.pdfHepatitis B virusEntecavirEsophageal varicesLiver cirrhosis |
| spellingShingle | Hye Young Jwa Yoo-Kyung Cho Eun Kwang Choi Heung Up Kim Hyun Joo Song Soo-Young Na Sun-Jin Boo Seung Uk Jeong Bong Soo Kim Byoung-Wook Lee Byung-Cheol Song Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis Clinical and Molecular Hepatology Hepatitis B virus Entecavir Esophageal varices Liver cirrhosis |
| title | Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis |
| title_full | Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis |
| title_fullStr | Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis |
| title_short | Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis |
| title_sort | regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis b virus related liver cirrhosis |
| topic | Hepatitis B virus Entecavir Esophageal varices Liver cirrhosis |
| url | http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-22-1-183.pdf |
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