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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Published in:Turk J Gastroenterol
Main Authors: Elzeftawy, Asmaa, Mansour, Loai, Kobtan, Abdelrahman, Mourad, Heba, El-Kalla, Ferial
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389291/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30465524
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2018.17894
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