Mechanical pumping of portal blood to the liver: Hemodynamic effects of a new experimental treatment for portal hypertension

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-105

  Bernadich, Cristina ^b   Fernández, Mercedes ^b   Bandi, Juan Carlos ^b   Bosch, Jaume ^a   Rodés, Joan ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mechanical pumping; Portal blood; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PUMP; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030198617     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80334-5     Document Type: Article

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