Splenic infarct as a late complication of liver transplantation

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 805-808

  Dourakis, Spyros P ^a   Alexopoulou, Alexandra A ^a   Hadziyannis, Stephanos J ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Portal hypertension; Splenic abscess; Splenic infarct; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXUDATE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PAIN; PLEURA FLUID; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENOMEGALY; ULTRASOUND; VOMITING;

EID: 0031725640     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199809000-00015     Document Type: Article

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