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...
Main Authors: | S Timothy Chelliah, Shyamkumar N Keshava, Vinu Moses, Narayanam RS Surendrababu, Uday George Zachariah, CE Eapen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2011-10-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.90693 |
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