Esophageal varices predictive score in liver cirrhosis

Background Endoscopic surveillance of esophageal varices (EV) in patients with cirrhosis is expensive and uncomfortable for many patients. Therefore, there is a particular need for noninvasive predictors for EV. Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound and bl...

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Main Authors: Dala G Ashraf, Ibrahim El-Sayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2018;volume=30;issue=2;spage=72;epage=77;aulast=Ashraf