New abdominal collaterals at ultrasound: A clue of progression of portal hypertension

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-67

  Berzigotti, A ^a   Merkel, C ^b   Magalotti, D ^a   Tiani, C ^a   Gaiani, S ^b   Sacerdoti, D ^b   Zoli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collateral circulation; Oesophageal varices; Portal hypertension; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MARKER; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; VARICOSIS;

ABDOMEN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL SYSTEM; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 37149017433     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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