TY - JOUR AU - Lim, Jihye AU - Kim, Ha Il AU - Kim, Eunju AU - Kim, Jiyoon AU - An, Jihyun AU - Chang, Seheon AU - Kim, Seon-Ok AU - Lee, Han chu AU - Lee, Yung Sang AU - Shim, Ju Hyun PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/05 TI - Variceal bleeding is aggravated by portal venous invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: a matched nested case-control study JO - BMC Cancer SP - 11 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - We hypothesized that portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) increases portal pressure and causes esophageal varices and variceal bleedings. We examined the incidence of high-risk varices and variceal bleeding and determined the indications for variceal screening and prophylaxis. SN - 1471-2407 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07708-1 DO - 10.1186/s12885-020-07708-1 ID - Lim2021 ER -