The value of the ultrasonic microprobe in the detection and treatment of rectal varices: A case report

Hepatology Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-162

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Toyota, Jouji ^a   Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Suga, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Portal hypertension; Rectal varices; Ultrasonic microprobe

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE;

AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MICROANALYSIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; ULTRASOUND; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0142180070     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(03)00203-1     Document Type: Article

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