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Endoscopy 1983; 15(3): 101-103
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021478
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Endoscopic Non-aggressive Assessment of Oesophageal Variceal Pressure Compared with Wedged Hepatic Venous Pressure in Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis

Ph. Gertsch, J. Bohnet, R. Mosimann
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Service de chirurgie B (Professeur R. Mosimann), Lausanne-Chuv
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Ten alcoholic cirrhotic patients presenting with oesophageal varices underwent simultaneous measurement of wedged hepatic venous pressure and endoscopic variceal pressure. The latter was obtained by means of a pneumatic pressure gauge fixed to the tip of a gastrofibroscope.

The correlation between these two parameters was highly significant

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Endoscopic measurements of oesophageal variceal pressure