A morphometric study of the distal esophageal mucosa (within 5 cm above the gastroesophageal junction) has been carried out in a group of 11 cirrhotic patients undergoing esophageal transection with SPTU gun for variceal bleeding. The relative thickness of the papillae (62.2 f 3.9%) and basal zone (
Efficacy and safety of terlipressin in cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding or hepatorenal syndrome
✍ Scribed by Aleksander Krag; Tine Borup; Søren Møller; Flemming Bendtsen
- Book ID
- 107648544
- Publisher
- Springer Healthcare Communications
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 559 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0741-238X
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