Correlation of platelets count with endoscopic findings in a cohort of Egyptian patients with liver cirrhosis

Screening endoscopy is recommended for early detection of esophageal varices (EVs) in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. However, this approach is limited by its invasiveness and cost. The aim of the study was to determine if platelet count can predict the presence of EVs, especially large...

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Pubblicato in:Medicine (Baltimore)
Autori principali: Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Habba, Eslam, Elkhalawany, Walaa, Tawfeek, Salwa, Elbatea, Hassan, El-kalla, Ferial, Soliman, Hanan, Soliman, Samah, Yousef, Mohamed, Kobtan, Abdelrahman, El Nawasany, Sally, Awny, Sheren, Amer, Ibrahim, Mansour, Loai, Rizk, Fatma
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4907672/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27281094
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003853
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