regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-b-virus-related liver cirrhosis
;Hye Young Jwa;Yoo-Kyung Cho;Eun Kwang Choi;Heung Up Kim;Hyun Joo Song;Soo-Young Na;Sun-Jin Boo;Seung Uk Jeong;Bong Soo Kim;Byoung-Wook Lee;Byung-Cheol Song
american journal of clinical oncology2016Vol. 22pp. 183-187
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jwa2016clinicalregression
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that liver cirrhosis is reversible after administering oral nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy to patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, few studies have addressed whether esophageal varices can regress after such therapy. We report a case of complete regression of esophageal varices during entecavir therapy in patients with HBV-related liver cirrhosis, suggesting that complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices can regress after the long-term suppression of HBV replication.