An anatomical classification of the variations of the inferior phrenic vein

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 566-574

  Loukas, Marios ^a,b,c   Louis Jr , Robert G ^a   Hullett, Joel ^a   Loiacano, Megan ^a   Skidd, Philip ^a   Wagner, Teresa ^c  

^a American University of the Caribbean   (Netherlands Antilles)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Esophageal varices; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Inferior phrenic vein; Paraesophageal varices; Portal hypertension; Transcatheter embolization; Venous drainage of diaphragm

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INFERIOR PHRENIC VEIN; KIDNEY VEIN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL VEINS; VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 30344455361     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0029-0     Document Type: Article

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