Intramural varices of the bile duct: An unusual pattern of cavernous transformation of the portal vein

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1255-1256

  Chow, Lawrence ^a   Jeffrey Jr , R Brooke ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0032723754     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.5.10541099     Document Type: Article

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