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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2018; 24(34): 3813-3820
Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3813
Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3813
Figure 1 Pathophysiological mechanism showing the role of microbiome over the oral-gut-liver axis.
(Arrows imply the successive steps over the pathophysiology of complications.) PH: Portal hypertension; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; ACLF: Acute-on-chronic liver failure; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Citation: Oikonomou T, Papatheodoridis GV, Samarkos M, Goulis I, Cholongitas E. Clinical impact of microbiome in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(34): 3813-3820
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i34/3813.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3813