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Obesity is not associated with an increased risk of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhotic patients

AIM: To determine the impact of obesity on development of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhotic patients. BACKGROUND: Cirrhosis is a known risk factor for portal vein thrombosis (PVT). Evidence also points to obesity as being a risk factor for venous thromboembolism. Limited information is available o...

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Autores principales: Zakko, Alan, T Kroner, Paul, Nankani, Rooma, Karagozian, Raffi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29910857