Renovascular impedance and esophageal varices in patients with child-pugh class a cirrhosis

Radiology

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 712-715

  Colli, Agostino ^b   Fraquelli, Mirella ^a   Pometta, Roberta ^a   Cocciolo, Massimo ^b   Visentin, Stefania ^a   Conte, Dario ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

70.129; 70.75 Esophagus; 71.75 Hypertension; 76.794 Kidney; 76.794 Ultrasound (US); 81.12984; 81.72 Liver; Cirrhosis; Doppler studies; Endoscopy; Perfusion; Portal; Varices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY PERFUSION; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035014422     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.219.3.r01jn24712     Document Type: Article

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