Usefulness of Noninvasive Predictors of Oesophageal Varices in Black African Cirrhotic Patients in Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)

Aims. To determine the usefulness of platelet count (PC), spleen diameter (SD) and platelet count/spleen diameter ratio (PC/SD ratio) for the prediction of oesophageal varices (OV) and large OV in black African patients with cirrhosis in Côte d’Ivoire. Materials and Methods. Study was conducted in a...

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Principais autores:	Alassan Kouamé Mahassadi, Fulgence Yao Bathaix, Constant Assi, Aboubacar Demba Bangoura, Emile Allah-Kouadio, Henriette Ya Kissi, Abdoulaye Touré, Stanislas Doffou, Issa Konaté, Alain Koffi Attia, Mathieu Benoit Camara, Thérèse Aya Ndri-Yoman
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	Wiley 2012-01-01
Serier:	Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online adgang:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/216390
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