Usefulness of abdominal ultrasonography in the follow-up of patients with hereditary C1-inhibitor deficiency

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 483-486

  Pedrosa, Maria ^a   Caballero, Teresa ^a   Gómez Traseira, Carmen ^a   Olveira, Antonio ^a   López Serrano, Concepción ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; STANOZOLOL;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMEN ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADULT; ANGIOMA; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; C1 INHIBITOR DEFICIENCY; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE WALL; LIVER CYST; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEATOSIS;

EID: 67549137548     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60121-4     Document Type: Article

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