Venous return by the paraumbilical and hepatic veins in case of superior vena cava obstruction

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 504-506

  Trigaux, J P ^a   Lacrosse, M ^a   Daube, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Liver, anatomy; Liver, blood supply; Liver, CT; Vena cava, obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VENOUS RETURN;

ADULT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VEINS;

EID: 0029910507     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900113     Document Type: Article

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