Focal gastric blood perfusion in relation with the endoscopic signs and liver function in cirrhotic patients

Digestion

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-63

  Taranto, Domenico ^a   Leonardo, Giuseppe ^b   Beneduce, Filippo ^a   Vitalea, Luigi Maria ^a   Loguercio, Carmela ^a   Del Guercio, Raffaele ^b   Vecchio Biancoa, Camillo Del ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric microcirculation; Liver cirrhosis; Orthal hypertensive gastropathy; Porthal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH WALL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOMACH;

EID: 0031034245     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: 14219867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000201424     Document Type: Article

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