New Cutoff Point for Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio to Predict Esophageal Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-related Hepatic Cirrhosis

The esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with all its hazards remains the gold standard screening tool for esophageal varices. Noninvasive tools have been proposed and studied to replace the EGD. Platelet count (PC)/spleen diameter (SD) ratio as a noninvasive tool for predicting the presence of esophage...

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Autores principales: El-Sherbiny, Walid, Elegezy, Mohamed, Wagih Shaltout, Shaker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2015
Materias:
Letter-to-Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201712
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1154

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201712
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1154

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