Intestinal dysfunction in liver cirrhosis: Its role in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 607-612

  Ramachandran, Anup ^a   Balasubramanian, Kunnissery A ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Intestine; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN RADICAL;

ASCITES; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROPATHY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0035720627     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02444.x     Document Type: Review

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