Incarceration of umbilical hernia following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of ascites

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-210

  Trotter, J E ^a   Suhocki, P V ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIURETIC THERAPY; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARACENTESIS; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

EID: 0032964901     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500050317     Document Type: Article

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