Measurement of variceal pressure with an endoscopic pressure sensitive gauge: Validation and effect of propranolol therapy in chronic conditions

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-73

  Nevens, Frederik ^a   Sprengers, Dirk ^a   Feu, Faust ^b   Bosch, Jaime ^b   Fevery, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Portal hypertension; Propranolol; Variceal; Variceal pressure

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030068956     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80188-7     Document Type: Article

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