A comparative study of multi-detector CT portography versus endoscopy in evaluation of gastro-esophageal varices in portal hypertension patients

Abstract Background Portal hypertension is a major complication resulting from obstruction of portal blood flow, like cirrhosis or portal vein thrombosis, that leads to portal hypertension. MDCT angiography has become an important tool for investigation of the liver as well as potentially challengin...

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Main Authors: Hany El-Assaly, Lamiaa I. A. Metwally, Heba Azzam, Mohamed Ibrahim Seif-Elnasr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-019-0117-5