Chapter-20 Portal Hypertension
BOOK TITLE: Clinical Surgery Pearls
Author
1. Babu R Dayananda
ISBN
9789352703494
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18077_22
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
15
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,
cirrhosis,
gastrointestinal,
ascitic fluid,
puddle sign,
dipping palpation,
hematemesis,
melanemesis,
melena,
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt,
TIPSS,
Budd-Chiari syndrome,
mesocaval shunt