Correlation between portal/hepatic vein gradient and response to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in refractory ascites

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1431-1434

  Nair, Satheesh ^a   Singh, Ranvir ^a   Yoselewitz, Moises ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARACENTESIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 10344250952     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000141341.98441.0E     Document Type: Article

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