Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for non-invasive prediction of high risk esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for non-invasive prediction of high risk esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Background and objective. Prophylaxis therapy is indicated in cirrhotic patients with large esophageal varices or small varices with red wale signs (high risk esophageal varices; HREV). Endoscopic surveillance to detect HREV is currently recommended. The objective of this study is to identify non-in...

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Main Authors: Francisco Barrera, Arnoldo Riquelme, Alejandro Soza, Álvaro Contreras, Gerty Barrios, Oslando Padilla, Paola Viviani, Rosa María Pérez-Ayuso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-10-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Esophageal varices
Portal hypertension
Liver cirrhosis
Non-invasive predictors
Platelet count
Abdominal ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317454

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