Value of hepatic subcapsular flow by color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of biliary atresia

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 867-872

  El Guindi, Mohamed Abdel Salam ^a   Sira, Mostafa Mohamed ^a   Konsowa, Hatem Abdel Sattar ^a   El Abd, Osama Lotfi ^b   Salem, Tahany Abdel Hameed ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Doppler ultrasound; Hepatic subcapsular flow; Neonatal cholestasis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHOLESTASIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC SUBCAPSULAR FLOW; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 84876984660     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12151     Document Type: Article

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