Stomal varices manifestation of portal hypertension in advanced intestinal failure-associated liver disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 630-631

  Iyer, Vijay B ^a   McKiernan, Patrick J ^a   Foster, Katherine ^b   Gupte, Girish L ^a  

^a Liver Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; FIBRINOGEN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROSCHISIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL FAILURE ASSOCIATED LIVER DISEASE; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; JEJUNOSTOMY; JEJUNUM; LETTER; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; STOMACH VARICES; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PERITONEAL STOMATA; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 79955566094     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182042917     Document Type: Letter

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