Are liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension associated with an increased risk of bleeding during laparoscopy? A retrospective analysis of 1,000 consecutive cases

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 208-210

  Orlando, Rocco ^a   Lirussi, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Liver cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Risk of bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0033869383     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200008000-00004     Document Type: Article

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