DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, Table of Contents Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2011; 136(31/32): 1601-1604DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1281563 Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten | Commentary Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Komplikationen der Leberzirrhose Complications of liver cirrhosisB. Appenrodt1 , J. Trebicka1 , T. Sauerbruch1 1Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinik Bonn Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Schlüsselwörter Leberzirrhose - Ösophagusvarizen - Aszites - hepatische Enzephalopathie Keywords liver cirrhosis - esophageal varices - ascites - hepatic encephalopathy Full Text References Literatur 1 Appenrodt B, Grunhage F, Gentemann M G. et al . Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2 (NOD2) variants are genetic risk factors for death and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in liver cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2010; 51 1327-1333 2 Appenrodt B, Lehmann L E, Thyssen L. et al . 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