Chapter-21 Portal Hypertension
BOOK TITLE: Clinical Surgery Pearls
Author
1. Babu R Dayananda
ISBN
9788184489224
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11517_21
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
19
Author Affiliations
1.
Pushpagiri Medical College Tiruvalla, Kerala, India,
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Chapter keywords
Portal hypertension,
melena,
schistosomiasis,
cirrhosis of liver,
liver biopsy,
ascitic fluid study,
esophagogastroduodenoscopy,
endoscopic sclerotherapy,
endoscopic banding,
liver transplantation,
balloon tamponade,
idiopathic portal hypertension