Forns index as a useful noninvasive predictor of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis
Background Rupture and bleeding from esophageal varices are major complications of portal hypertension and associated with a high mortality rate. Non-invasive serum markers of liver fibrosis could be used as predictors of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients. The objective of this study was to a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Universa Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/370 |