A clinical predictor of varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy in patients with chronic liver disease

Background/AimsThe aim of this study was to identify the parameters that could noninvasively predict the presence of esophageal/gastric varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), and to determine the accuracy of those parameters.MethodsWe retrospe...

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Main Authors: Yang Won Min, So Young Bae, Geum-Youn Gwak, Yong Han Paik, Moon Seok Choi, Joon Hyoek Lee, Seung Woon Paik, Byung Chul Yoo, Kwang Cheol Koh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2012-06-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
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Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-18-178.pdf