Ultrasonography in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome - Diagnostic signs and prognostic implications

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 572-580

  Boozari, Bita ^a   Bahr, Matthias J ^a   Kubicka, Stefan ^a   Klempnauer, Juergen ^a   Manns, Michael P ^a   Gebel, Michael ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatic outflow obstruction; Survival; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50549094362     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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