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Measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient revisited: Catheter wedge vs balloon wedge techniques

AIMS: To evaluate the accuracy of measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient by catheter wedge as compared to balloon wedge (the gold standard). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five patients having a clinical diagnosis of intrahepatic portal hypertension were subjected to the two different types o...

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Autores principales: Chelliah, S Timothy, Keshava, Shyamkumar N, Moses, Vinu, Surendrababu, Narayanam RS, Zachariah, Uday George, Eapen, CE
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22223943
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.90693