Endoscopic ultrasound is a sensitive and specific test to diagnose portal venous system thrombosis (PVST)

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-44

  Lai, Lawrence ^a   Brugge, William R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 1542598134     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1572-0241.2003.04020.x     Document Type: Article

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