Recurrent gastric varices bleeding after living-related liver transplantation successfully eradicated by splenic artery embolization

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 59, Issue 117, 2012, Pages 1586-1588

  Lu, Lung Sheng ^a   Hung, Fu Chih ^a   Chuah, Seng Kee ^a   Chiu, King Wah ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^a   Cheng, Yu Fan ^a   Chen, Chao Long ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gastric varices; Living related liver transplantation; Portal hypertension; Splenic arterial embolization

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLEEN ARTERY; STOMACH VARICES BLEEDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RECURRENCE; SPLENIC ARTERY;

EID: 84865154941     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5754/hge10856     Document Type: Article

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