An improved pressure-sensitive capsule for endoscopic measurement of esophageal variceal pressure

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 737-740

  Polio, J ^a,b   Leonard, R ^a,b   Groszmann, R J ^a,b   Vogel, G ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

portal hypertension; pressure sensitive capsule; varix pressure

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MESENTERIC VEINS; RABBITS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0023747474     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01540439     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Nonaggressive assessment of portal hypertension using endoscopic measurement of variceal pressure
2. Critical evaluation of a pressure-sensitive capsule for measurement of esophageal varix pressure. Studies in vitro and in canine mesenteric vessels
3. Noninvasive measurement of the pressure of esophageal varices using an endoscopic gauge: Comparison with measurements by variceal puncture in patients undergoing endoscopic sclerotherapy
4. Intravascular oesophageal variceal pressure (IOVP) assessed by fine needle puncture under basal conditions, Valsalva's manoeuvre and after glycerylnitrate application