Portal circulation and portal hypertension.
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Portal circulation and portal hypertension.
During the last 25 years, there have been important developments in visualising the portal vein, in examining its contents, and in measuring the pressure of blood flowing within it. Radiologists have set the scene and now is the time of the scanner. These technical advances have been applied to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with portal hypertension, and many ingenious surgical techniq...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.19.1.70