Gall bladder wall thickening as non-invasive screening parameter for esophageal varices – a comparative endoscopic – sonographic study

BACKGROUND: The mortality due to hemorrhage of esophageal varices (EV) is still high. The predominant cause for EV is liver cirrhosis, which has a high prevalence in Western Europe. Therefore, non-invasive screening markers for the presence of EV are of interest. Here, we aim to investigate whether...

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Autores principales: Tsaknakis, Birgit, Masri, Rawan, Amanzada, Ahmad, Petzold, Golo, Ellenrieder, Volker, Neesse, Albrecht, Kunsch, Steffen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-018-0852-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-018-0852-5

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