Management of portal hypertension

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 809-813

  Yachha, S K ^a   Chetri, Kamal ^a   Lal, Richa ^a  

^a Sanjay Gadhi Postgrad Inst Med S   (India)

Author keywords

Child; Cirrhosis; Hypertension; Portal; Shunt; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENBUCRILATE; NITRATE; OCTREOTIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SOMATOSTATIN; TISSUE ADHESIVE; VASOPRESSIN;

ALGORITHM; BALLOON; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVASCULARIZATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INJECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SURGERY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0036709336     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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