Prevention of Variceal Bleeding and Measurement of Hepatic Vein Pressure Gradient.
- Author:
Kwang Hee YOUN
1
;
Dong Joon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
Variceal bleeding;
Hepatic vein pressure gradient;
Prevention;
beta-Blocker
- MeSH:
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use;
Drug Therapy, Combination;
Esophageal and Gastric Varices/complications/*drug therapy;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/complications/physiopathology/*prevention & control;
Hepatic Veins/*physiopathology;
Humans;
Isosorbide/administration & dosage/therapeutic use;
Liver Cirrhosis/*complications;
Peritonitis/complications;
Propranolol/administration & dosage/therapeutic use;
Venous Pressure
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2006;12(3):464-468
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
No abstract available.
