Portal vein thrombosis: Etiology, diagnostic strategy, therapy and management

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-92

  Hidajat, Nico ^a,b   Stobbe, H ^a   Griesshaber, V ^a   Schroder, R J ^a   Felix, R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Peine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Local fibrinolysis; Portal vein thrombosis; TIPS

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT PROTEIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; THROMBECTOMY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PORTAL VEIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 20644452018     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.34.2.81     Document Type: Review

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