Use of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in patients with schistosomiasis

Use of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in patients with schistosomiasis

Background/Aim: In patients with liver cirrhosis, the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio has been validated as a parameter for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices. Schistosoma infection is a frequent cause of portal hypertension in Middle Eastern countries, and is associated with the d...

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Main Authors: Adnan Agha, Mamdouh M Abdulhadi, Simona Marenco, Abdelhaleem Bella, Dib AlSaudi, Ahmed El-Haddad, Simona Inferrera, Vincenzo Savarino, Edoardo G Giannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Esophageal varices
noninvasive
platelet count/spleen diameter ratio
portal hypertension
schistosomiasis
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2011;volume=17;issue=5;spage=307;epage=311;aulast=Agha

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