The Role of Spleen Stiffness in Determining the Severity and Bleeding Risk of Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients

Esophageal varix and its hemorrhage are serious complications of liver cirrhosis. Recent studies have focused on noninvasive prediction of esophageal varices. We attempted to evaluate the association of liver and spleen stiffness (LS and SS) as measured by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, w...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hwi Young, Jin, Eun Hyo, Kim, Won, Lee, Jae Young, Woo, Hyunsik, Oh, Sohee, Seo, Ji-Yeon, Oh, Hong Sang, Chung, Kwang Hyun, Jung, Yong Jin, Kim, Donghee, Kim, Byeong Gwan, Lee, Kook Lae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26091449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001031

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26091449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001031

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