Management of portal hypertension in children: A retrospective study with longterm follow-up

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-217

  Erkan, Tülay ^a,b   Çullu, Fügen ^a   Kutlu, Tufan ^a   Emir, Haluk ^a   Yeşildaǧ, Ebru ^a   Sarimurat, Nüvit ^a   Şenyüz, Osman Faruk ^a   Erginöz, Ethem ^a   Tümay, Güngör T ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Portal hypertensive haemorrhage; Propranolol; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SCLEROTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MALE; PROPRANOLOL; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142055031     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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