Doppler ultrasound evaluation of morphological and hemodynamical changes of hepatic and mesenteric structures in end-stage renal disease patients on regular hemodialysis


Ergun T., Lakadamyali H.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.42, no.1, pp.205-210, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-009-9617-y
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.205-210
  • Keywords: Doppler US, ESRD patients, Hemodialysis, Mesenteric and hepatic circulation, MIDDLE CEREBRAL-ARTERY, BLOOD-FLOW, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, CIRCULATION, VELOCITY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The goal of the present study is to sonographically investigate the effects of hemodialysis on the hepatic and mesenteric circulation in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on a regular-basis hemodialysis and compare with healthy subjects.