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