Oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis attending a major tertiary hospital in Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Oesophageal variceal bleeding is a potentially fatal consequence of portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients. In Ghana, bleeding oesophageal varices (OV) are a significant cause of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding with comparatively high mortality. This study was to determine the...

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Autores principales: Duah, Amoako, Nkrumah, Kofi Nyaako, Tachi, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6691363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31447987
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.230.16657

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6691363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31447987
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.230.16657

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