Duplex Doppler findings in splenic arteriovenous fistula

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-105

  Piscaglia, Fabio ^a   Valgimigli, Marco ^a   Serra, Carla ^a   Donati, Gabriele ^a   Gramantieri, Laura ^a   Bolondi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Doppler ultrasonography; Portal hypertension; Splenic artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLENIC VEIN;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC ARTERY; SPLENIC VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0031909448     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199802)26:2<103::AID-JCU10>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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