The use of TIPS to control bleeding caput medusae
| Autor: | G Abbott, S H Lee, G R Youngs, T D Wardle, N Chalmers, T W Warnes, J B Fitzgerald |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis medicine.medical_treatment Hemorrhage Varicose Veins Jugular vein Ascites medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Aged Varix Umbilicus urogenital system business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Portal hypertension medicine.symptom Portasystemic Shunt Transjugular Intrahepatic business Varices Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Caput medusae |
| Zdroj: | The British journal of radiology. 71(845) |
| ISSN: | 0007-1285 |
| Popis: | Two patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension had persistent bleeding from caput medusae and ascites. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) resulted in regression of the caput medusae and ascites in both cases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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