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Portal hypertension and Budd–Chiari syndrome: intervention
Author(s) -
MATSUI OSAMU
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03713.x
Subject(s) - medicine , portal hypertension , budd–chiari syndrome , portal vein thrombosis , radiology , medical therapy , portal vein , thrombosis , portal venous pressure , surgery , cirrhosis , inferior vena cava
Due to the progressive nature of the etiologic diseases of portal hypertension, medical, surgical and endoscopic therapy for the associated symptoms become difficult. For their treatment, interventional radiology plays an important role. In this lecture, the vascular interventional procedures useful for the treatment of portal hypertension and its associated diseases, Budd–Chiari syndrome, portal vein thrombosis, and portal vein stricture will be discussed.