title: The determination of portacaval shunt patency: a critical review of methodology.
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002404:Catheterization; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000517:prevention & control; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008722:Methods; D010690:Phlebography; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011172:Portography; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery; D014978:Xenon
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D014978:Xenon