Occult hepatitis B: the masked driver of portal hypertension and life-threatening variceal hemorrhage.

Kaphle P, Koirala RK, Upadhyaya M, Karna S, Giri D, Gupta P, Pahari N, Ojha L, Bhatta S, Bhatt R

DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000005295
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/ms9.0000000000005295,
  title = {Occult hepatitis B: the masked driver of portal hypertension and life-threatening variceal hemorrhage.},
  author = {Kaphle P and Koirala RK and Upadhyaya M and Karna S and Giri D and Gupta P and Pahari N and Ojha L and Bhatta S and Bhatt R},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)},
  doi = {10.1097/ms9.0000000000005295},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000005295}
}

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P, K., RK, K., M, U., S, K., D, G., P, G., N, P., L, O., S, B., & R, B. (2026). Occult hepatitis B: the masked driver of portal hypertension and life-threatening variceal hemorrhage.. Annals of medicine and surgery (2012). https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000005295

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