Schistosoma mansoni-related periportal fibrosis; can we use APRI and PSDR levels in the real-time selection of patients for targeted endoscopy in a resource-limited setting? A case–control study

BACKGROUND: Schistosoma mansoni related hepatic fibrosis is usually associated with hemodynamic alteration with increased mortality due to bleeding varices. The diagnosis of varices before bleeding imposes a big challenge in resource-limited countries using endoscopy. Published evidence on the utili...

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Autores principales: Gunda, Daniel W., Mtui, Elizabeth F., Manyiri, Paulina M., Majinge, David C., Kilonzo, Semvua B., Mazigo, Humphrey D., Kidenya, Benson R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33985430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01802-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33985430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01802-9

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