Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement in pre-primary and primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage
Pharmacological therapy of portal hypertensi¢n can be accomplished according to different objectives. Among them, pre-primary prophylaxis aims to avoid / delay esophageal varices development while the target of primary prophylaxis is protection against first variceal bleeding. Hepatic venous pressur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811931381X |