Role of portal color Doppler ultrasonography as noninvasive predictive tool for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Role of portal color Doppler ultrasonography as noninvasive predictive tool for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Abstract Background Esophageal varices (EV) is the most common apprehensive complication of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhotic liver. Guidelines recommend Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopic screening for EV in patients with newly diagnosed chronic cirrhosis (Imperiale et al. in Hepatolog...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Alaa ELdin Nouh, Mohamed Kamel Abd-Elmageed, Amany Abas Mohamed Amer, Moamena Said ELhamouly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Oesophageal varices
Portal hypertension
Doppler ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00681-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00681-0

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