Calculation of esophageal variceal wall tension by direct sonographic and manometric measurements

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-251

  Jackson, F W ^a   Adrain, A L ^a   Black, M ^a   Miller, L S ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VEIN WALL;

EID: 0032792150     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70233-6     Document Type: Article

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