Complications of cirrhosis

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 223-229

  Rahimi, Robert S ^a   Rockey, Don C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ascites; cirrhosis; esophageal varices; hepatic encephalopathy; hepatorenal syndrome; liver biopsy; portal hypertension; variceal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYANOACRYLATE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LACTULOSE; ORNITHINE ASPARTATE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; RIFAXIMIN; TERLIPRESSIN;

ASCITES; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; PARACENTESIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH VARICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASCITES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 84859925441     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: 15317056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e328351d003     Document Type: Review

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