Splenic artery aneurysms in liver transplant patients

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 890-893

  Kóbori, László ^a   Van Der Kolk, Marjan J ^a   De Jong, Koert P ^a   Peeters, Paul M J G ^a   Klompmaker, Ids J ^b   Kok, Theo ^b   Haagsma, Elizabeth B ^b   Slooff, Maarten J H ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Liver disease; Orthotopic liver transplantation; Portal hypertension; Rupture; Splenic artery aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN ARTERY;

EID: 0342894832     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80327-3     Document Type: Article

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