Delayed gastrointestinal transit in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1254-1259

  Chen, Chih Yen ^a   Lu, Ching Liang ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lih Jiun, Kang ^a   Luo, Jiing Chyuan ^a   Lu, Rei Hwa ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Gastrointestinal transit; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hydrogen breath test; Orocecal transit time

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRATE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0036429739     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02877.x     Document Type: Article

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