Use and safety of prophylactic endoscopy from a single center serving urban and rural children with portal hypertension
Abstract Prophylactic endoscopy is routine in adults with portal hypertension (PHTN), but there is limited data in pediatrics. We sought to describe our experience with prophylactic endoscopy in pediatric PHTN. This is a retrospective study of 87 children who began surveillance endoscopy prior to ga...
Main Authors: | Voytek Slowik, Anissa Bernardez, Heather Wasserkrug, Ryan T. Fischer, James F. Daniel, Tassos Grammatikopoulos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03759-x |
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