Growth assessment in children with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension Repercussões da obstrução extra-hepática da veia porta e hipertensão portal sobre o crescimento de crianças

BACKGROUND: Several studies carried out to examine the growth of children with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension have reported a variety of findings. AIM: To assess anthropometric indices in children with portal hypertension due to extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction an...

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Main Authors: Maria Angela Bellomo-Brandão, André Moreno Morcillo, Gabriel Hessel, Silvia Regina Cardoso, Maria de Fátima P. C. Servidoni, Elizete A. L. da-Costa-Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2003-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032003000400009