Endosonographic Doppler-guided manometry of esophageal varices: Experimental validation and clinical feasibility

Endoscopy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 966-972

  Pontes, J M ^a   Leitao M C ^b   Portela, F ^b   Nunes, A ^b   Freitas, D ^b  

^a Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Centro Regional de Oncologia de Coimbra SA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER VEIN; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCINTILLATION PROBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MANOMETRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0036899144     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35840     Document Type: Article

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