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1327046 
Journal Article 
Noncirrhotic portal fibrosis/idiopathic portal hypertension: APASL recommendations for diagnosis and treatment 
Sarin, SK; Kumar, A; Chawla, YK; Baijal, SS; Dhiman, RK; Jafri, W; Lesmana, LA; Guha Mazumder, D; Omata, M; Qureshi, H; Raza, RM; Sahni, P; Sakhuja, P; Salih, M; Santra, A; Sharma, BC; Sharma, P; Shiha, G; Sollano, J; APASL Working Party on Portal Hypertension 
2007 
Yes 
Hepatology International
ISSN: 1936-0533 
398-413 
English 
The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Working Party on Portal Hypertension has developed consensus guidelines on the disease profile, diagnosis, and management of noncirrhotic portal fibrosis and idiopathic portal hypertension. The consensus statements, prepared and deliberated at length by the experts in this field, were presented at the annual meeting of the APASL at Kyoto in March 2007. This article includes the statements approved by the APASL along with brief backgrounds of various aspects of the disease. 
noncirrhotic portal fibrosis; noncirrhotic portal hypertension; cirrhosis; portal hypertension; consensus; recommendations