Prediction of recurrence of esophageal varices - Special reference to a role for endoscopic ultrasonography

Hepatology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 259-266

  Kakutani, Hiroshi ^a   Hino, Shoryoku ^a   Ikeda, Keiichi ^a   Sumiyama, Kazuki ^a   Uchiyama, Yujiro ^a   Kuramochi, Akira ^a   Kawamura, Muneo ^a   Tajiri, Hisao ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CDEUS; Esophageal varices; EUS; Hemodynamics; Recurrence of EV

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECANALIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUBMUCOSA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN PERFORATION; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 29144468270     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.09.003     Document Type: Review

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