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Liver stiffness and serum markers for excluding high-risk varices in patients who do not meet Baveno VI criteria
BACKGROUND: The Baveno VI criteria for predicting esophageal varices, i.e., liver stiffness measurement (LSM) < 20 kPa and platelet (PLT) count > 150 × 10(9)/L, identify patients who can safely avoid gastroscopy screening. However, they require further refinement. AIM: To evaluate the utility...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761236/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31558876 http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i35.5323 |