Austrian consensus guidelines on the management and treatment of portal hypertension (Billroth III)
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- 23 October 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Vol. 129 (S3), 135-158
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-017-1262-3
Abstract
Summary The Billroth III guidelines were developed during a consensus meeting of the Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) and the Austrian Society of Interventional Radiology (ÖGIR) held on 18 February 2017 in Vienna. Based on international guidelines and considering recent landmark studies, the Billroth III recommendations aim to help physicians in guiding diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in patients with portal hypertension.Keywords
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- Medical University of Vienna
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