C-reactive protein levels in combination with abdominal CT scans is a useful tool to predict the macroscopic appearance in late-stage EPS patients prior to surgery

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is based on clinical symptoms, radiologic findings, and macroscopic or histological criteria. Two diagnostic scores for radiologic findings in computed tomography (CT) scans of patients with EPS have been established in the past (by T...

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Autores principales: Kitterer, Daniel, Segerer, Stephan, Steurer, Wolfgang, Dippon, Juergen, Geissler, Angela, Ulmer, Christoph, Braun, Niko, Alscher, Mark Dominik, Latus, Joerg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26316796
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S84910

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