Balloon dilatation of a distal splenorenal shunt in a child

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1915-1916

  Lorenz, Jonathan M ^a   Funaki, Brian ^a   Denison, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BRUISING; SPLENOMEGALY; SPLENORENAL SHUNT; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 20044368474     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.6.01841915     Document Type: Article

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