Use of color Doppler EUS in assessing azygos blood flow for patients with portal hypertension
โ Scribed by Yuk Tong Lee; Joseph J.Y. Sung; Man Yee Yung; Ashley L.M. Yu; S.C.Sydney Chung
- Book ID
- 118530435
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 634 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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The effects of pharmacological manipulation of the lower esophageal sphincter pressure on the esophageal circulation in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension were investigated in 33 patients by measuring the azygos venous blood flow, which is an index of blood flow through esophageal varic
## Purpose: Using the color doppler velocity profile (cdvp), we investigated portal hemodynamics and their relationship with esophageal variceal bleeding (evb) in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. ## Methods: The hemodynamics of the portal trunk, right anterior portal branch, and s