Contribution of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography to nonoperative management of segmental ischemia of the head of a pancreas graft

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 413-418

  Boggi, U ^a   Morelli, L ^a   Amorese, G ^a   Bargellini, I ^a   Marchetti, P ^a   Mosca, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Pancreas transplantation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GABEXATE MESILATE; HEPARIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SONOVUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THROMBOSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 58849146579     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02475.x     Document Type: Article

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