Evaluation of the blood ammonia level as a non-invasive predictor for the presence of esophageal varices and the risk of bleeding

Background/Aims: The development of esophageal varices (EV) and resultant bleeding are the most critical complications of portal hypertension. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis of EV. To find a non-invasive method for diagnosis of EV and to predict the bleeding risk...

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Autors principals:	Asmaa Elzeftawy, Loai Mansour, Abdelrahman Kobtan, Heba Mourad, Ferial El-Kalla
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 2019-07-01
Col·lecció:	The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Matèries:	Esophageal varices blood ammonia bleeding risk factors non-invasive predictors gastrointestinal endoscopy
Accés en línia:	https://turkjgastroenterol.org/index.php/tjg/article/view/4509
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