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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...
Autores principales: | Sinkala, Edford, Vinikoor, Michael, Miyanda Siyunda, Alice, Zyambo, Kanekwa, Besa, Ellen, Nsokolo, Bright, Wandeler, Gilles, Foster, Graham R., Kelly, Paul |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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