PMID: 8582218Jun 1, 1995Paper

The level of serum gastrin and ulceration in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension

Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
F WangR Du

Abstract

A higher incidence of gastric and duodenum ulcer was well recognized in patients with liver cirrhosis, but the mechanism has not been fully identified. In this study, serum gastrin, free portal pressure (FPP) were measured in 24 consecutively admitted cirrhotic portal hypertensive patients, and preoperative basic acid output (BAO) was measured in 13 randomized patients. Among the 24 patients, concomitant duodenal ulcers were found in 3 by both gastroduodenoscopy and barium series, and gastritis was found in all patients. It was found that most patients (71%) with liver cirrhosis have a elevated level in serum gastrin, whereas BAO is lower than normal in all patients, and the higher the FPP, the lower the BAO is. We believe that the congestive gastroduodenal mucosal lesion was underlying the ulceration most often seen in patients with portal hypertension.

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