Color Doppler evaluation of left gastric vein hemodynamics in cirrhosis with portal hypertension and its correlation with esophageal varices and variceal bleed

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-293

  Adithan, Subathra ^a   Venkatesan, Bhuvaneswari ^a   Sundarajan, Elangovan ^a   Kate, Vikram ^a   Kalayarasan, Raja ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Esophageal varices; grade of varices; hepatofugal flow velocity; left gastric vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT GASTRIC VEIN HEMODYNAMICS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 78650428501     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: 19983808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.73541     Document Type: Article

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