Causes and pathomechanisms of oesophageal varices development

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 915-928

  Paquet, K J ^a  

^a Medical Service of Lower Saxonia   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Oesophagogastric varices; Pathomechanism; Pathophysiological background; Treatment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BILE ACID; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTOXIN; GLUCAGON; HISTAMINE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTACYCLIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINA PROPRIA; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; STOMACH VARICES; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER CIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 0033768768     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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