Endoscopic ultrasonographic evaluation of hemodynamics related to variceal relapse in esophageal variceal patients

Hepatology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-133

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Toyota, Jouji ^a   Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Akaike, Jun ^a  

^a 5 N3E8   (Japan)

Author keywords

Color Doppler; Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophageal varices; Hemodynamics; Variceal recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 59149091148     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2008.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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