Primary biliary cirrhosis complicated with sigmoid colonic varices: The usefulness of computed tomographic angiography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 831-834

  Kakizaki, S ^a   Ishikawa, T ^a   Koyama, Y ^a   Yamada, H ^a   Kobayashi, R ^a   Sohara, N ^a   Otsuka, T ^a   Takagi, H ^a   Mori, M ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collateral vein; Computed tomographic angiography; Portal hypertension; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Sigmoid colonic varices

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; COLON BLOOD FLOW; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SIGMOID COLON VARICES; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0242362807     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0052-8     Document Type: Article

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