Portal hemodynamics after large-volume paracentesis in patients with liver cirrhosis and tense ascites

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2470-2472

  Sagarad, Suresh V ^a   Chawla, Yogesh K ^a   Dhiman, Radha K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Duplex Doppler; Paracentesis; Portal hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031741759     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026638316826     Document Type: Article

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