title: EUS is an important new tool for accessing the portal vein.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Brugge
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D019160:Endosonography; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011169:Portal Vein; D013552:Swine; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*