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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2015; 21(9): 2582-2592
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2582
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2582
Figure 2 Damage to the intestinal barrier leads to bacterial translocation and endotoxaemia and thus to impairment of liver function and increase in portal pressure, possibly causing further damage to the gut: a vicious circle.
(With permission: Thalheimer U, Triantos CK, Samonakis DN, Patch D, Burroughs AK. Infection, coagulation, and variceal bleeding in cirrhosis. Gut 2005; 54: 556-563).
- Citation: Prin M, Bakker J, Wagener G. Hepatosplanchnic circulation in cirrhosis and sepsis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(9): 2582-2592
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i9/2582.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2582