Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for non-invasive prediction of high risk esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients
Background and objective. Prophylaxis therapy is indicated in cirrhotic patients with large esophageal varices or small varices with red wale signs (high risk esophageal varices; HREV). Endoscopic surveillance to detect HREV is currently recommended. The objective of this study is to identify non-in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317454 |