Gastric varices with splenic vein occlusion treated by splenic arterial embolization

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 290-295

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Toyota, Jouji ^a   Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Suga, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric varices; Splenic arterial embolization; Splenic vein occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLENIC VEIN; STOMACH VARICES; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0034012395     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050348     Document Type: Article

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