Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension

  : : A friend of mine has been diagnosed with this disease.
  : : When he had pneumonia, the doctors found that he had his pancreas 3 times bigger than its normal size.
  : :  We are all quite concerned because we found out an article dated 13 years ago in which was stated that a person with Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension would probably live only 5 years. Is that a fact?
  : : We were told that it had no cure. He is currently taking "Anabet" (I don