Prognostic value of the monoethylglycinexylidide test in alcoholic cirrhosis

<b>Background:</b> The existing conventional liver function tests (LFTs) are indirect, inferior and have limited prognostic value. Therefore, the monoethylglycinexylidide (MEGX) test, which provides a direct measure of the actual functional state of the liver, is proposed as a real-time...

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Main Authors: Bhise Satish, Dias Remeth, Mali Kailas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2007;volume=13;issue=3;spage=118;epage=123;aulast=Bhise