Aneurysmal dilatation of the portal vein: A rare cause of portal hypertension

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-235

  Alexopoulou, Alexandra ^a,c   Papanikolopoulos, Konstantin ^a   Thanos, Loukas ^b   Dourakis, Spyros P ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aneurysmal dilatation of the portal vein; Ascites; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSMAL DILATATION OF THE PORTAL VEIN; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANEURYSM; ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 13244288747     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520410009474     Document Type: Article

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