Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis in Zambian adults is characterized by increased liver stiffness: A nested case-control study

Cirrhosis commonly complicates portal hypertension worldwide but in Zambia hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) dominates as the cause of portal hypertension. We need easier and non-invasive ways to assess HSS. Transient elastography (TE), a measure of liver stiffness can diagnose liver cirrhosis. TE...

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Autores principales: Sinkala, Edford, Vinikoor, Michael, Miyanda Siyunda, Alice, Zyambo, Kanekwa, Besa, Ellen, Nsokolo, Bright, Wandeler, Gilles, Foster, Graham R., Kelly, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7393539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04534

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7393539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04534

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