Correlations of portal hypertensive gastropathy of hepatitis B cirrhosis with other factors.

Objective: To study the clinical relations of portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) of hepatitis B cirrhosis to other factors.

Methods: Three groups of subjects were studied prospectively at our hospital from March 2000 to March 2001: 159 hepatitis B cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension, 114 hepatitis B cirrhotic patients without portal hypertension, and 97 control subjects. Free portal vein pressure (FPP) was measured during surgery.