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... Condat et al.,7 in France, as well as many African authors, found that Decompensated Cirrhosis was the main indication for hospitalization in digestive services. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] The epidemiological profile of the patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis was that of a 50-year-old unemployed man. This profile was similar to the data in the African literature, which found a young man of low social level. ...
... This profile was similar to the data in the African literature, which found a young man of low social level. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In our study, ascites was the most common mode of decompensation. This observation was reported both in African studies [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and those carried out in the rest of the world. ...
... [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In our study, ascites was the most common mode of decompensation. This observation was reported both in African studies [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and those carried out in the rest of the world. 1-7 Decompensation factors including deviation from diet (35.9%), therapeutic interruption (30.5%), infection (21.6%) and alcohol consumption (22.2%) were the most common factors promoting the decompensation. ...
... In our context, Doppler-equipped ultrasound devices are not widely available. Thus, B-mode ultrasonography, which measures the diameter of the portal vein as an indirect reflection of the portal pressure, is the most accessible and widely used technique [5] [6]. ...