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Year :2017
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Month :
March-April
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Volume :
6
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Issue :
2
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Page :
RR01 - RR04
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In Pictures: Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient - Indications, Technique and Complications
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Correspondence Address :
Cyriac Abby Philips,
Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips,
Consultant and Associate Director,
Department of Hepatology and Transplant Medicine
PVS Memorial Hospital, Kaloor,
Kochi-682017, Kerala, India.
E-mail: abbyphilips@gmail.com
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Introduction: Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement is an important technique in diagnosis, prognosis and management of portal hypertension. The technique and indications have come a long way and currently, many centres perform this test safely and reliably. Even though the literature provides insights into hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement, a pictorial representation of the same seems to be lacking. In this pictorial review, we describe the indications, technique, complications and inadvertent mistakes in hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement.
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