Variceal pressure is a strong predictor of variceal haemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis as well as in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

Gut

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 618-621

  El Atti, E A ^a   Nevens, F ^a   Bogaerts, K ^a   Verbeke, G ^a   Fevery, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Non cirrhotic portal hypertension; Variceal haemorrhage; Variceal pressure

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032834202     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.45.4.618     Document Type: Article

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