Intrarenal resistance index for the assessment of early renal function impairment in patients with liver cirrhosis

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 383-387

  Götzberger, Manuela ^a   Kaiser, C ^a   Landauer, N ^a   Dieterle, C ^a   Heldwein, W ^a   Schiemann, U ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duplex doppler ultrasonography; Fatty liver disease; Hepatorenal syndrome; Intrarenal resistance index; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLINESTERASE; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; NITROGEN; PROTHROMBIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 51349115136     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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