Use of the Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Schistosomiasis

BACKGROUND/AIM: In patients with liver cirrhosis, the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio has been validated as a parameter for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices. Schistosoma infection is a frequent cause of portal hypertension in Middle Eastern countries, and is associated with the d...

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Autori principali: Agha, Adnan, Abdulhadi, Mamdouh M., Marenco, Simona, Bella, Abdelhaleem, AlSaudi, Dib, El-Haddad, Ahmed, Inferrera, Simona, Savarino, Vincenzo, Giannini, Edoardo G.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Medknow Publications 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178917/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21912056
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.84483
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