Esophageal capsule endoscopy is not the optimal technique to determine the need for primary prophylaxis in patients with cirrhosis

INTRODUCTION: Capsule endoscopy has been suggested as a potential alternative to endoscopy for detection of esophagogastric varices and severe portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG). The aim of the study was to determine whether PillCam esophageal capsule endoscopy could replace endoscopy for screeni...

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Autores principales: Krok, Karen L., Wagennar, Rebecca Rankin, Kantsevoy, Sergey V., Thuluvath, Paul J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2016
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Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27186182
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2016.59263

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