In the evaluation of patients suffering from portal hypertension, a knowledge of morphofunctional characteristics of the portal tree and of the shunts with the systemic circulation is fundamental. To the methods traditionally used for this purpose such as endoscopy, transabdominal sonography, angiography, magnetic resonance, and computed tomography, endosonography has been recently added as a minimally invasive and sensitive technique. By endosonography, it is possible to visualize portal branches, esophageal-gastric and rectal varices, collateral extraparietal veins, and small ascitic effusions that other diagnostic methods may miss. © 2000 W.B. Saunders Company.
Caletti G., Togliani T., Fusaroli P., Raimondi M., Roda E. (2000). Endoscopic ultrasonography in portal hypertension. TECHNIQUES IN GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 2(2), 84-88 [10.1053/TG.2000.5435].
Endoscopic ultrasonography in portal hypertension
Caletti G.;Fusaroli P.;Roda E.
2000
Abstract
In the evaluation of patients suffering from portal hypertension, a knowledge of morphofunctional characteristics of the portal tree and of the shunts with the systemic circulation is fundamental. To the methods traditionally used for this purpose such as endoscopy, transabdominal sonography, angiography, magnetic resonance, and computed tomography, endosonography has been recently added as a minimally invasive and sensitive technique. By endosonography, it is possible to visualize portal branches, esophageal-gastric and rectal varices, collateral extraparietal veins, and small ascitic effusions that other diagnostic methods may miss. © 2000 W.B. Saunders Company.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
