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. 2021 Jun;70(6):1199-1201.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322367. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Utility of minimally invasive measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient via the peripheral antecubital vein

Akira Yamamoto  1 , Norifumi Kawada  2 , Atsushi Jogo  1 , Kazuki Murai  1 , Kohei Kotani  3 , Ken Kageyama  1 , Shinichi Hamamoto  1 , Etsuji Sohgawa  1 , Sawako Uchida-Kobayashi  3 , Masaru Enomoto  3 , Akihiro Tamori  3 , Yukio Miki  1
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Utility of minimally invasive measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient via the peripheral antecubital vein

Akira Yamamoto et al. Gut. 2021 Jun.
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Keywords: interventional radiology; portal hypertension.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Chest and abdominal X-rays during hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement in procedure 28. The balloon catheter is inserted via the right cephalic vein. The catheter is inserted into the right hepatic vein. The balloon is inflated, and stasis of injected contrast medium is identified.
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