Measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient is feasible and safe in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 634-637

  Woolfson, Jessica ^a   John, Philip ^c   Kamath, Binita ^b   Ng, Vicky L ^b   Ling, Simon C ^b  

^a Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

hepatic venous pressure gradient; liver disease; portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEPATIC VENOUS PRESSURE GRADIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER GRAFT; MALE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; PORTAL PRESSURE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 84888138503     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182a0e114     Document Type: Article

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