Use of noninvasive markers of portal hypertension and timing of screening endoscopy for gastroesophageal varices in patients with chronic liver disease.

Berzigotti, Annalisa; Bosch, Jaime; Boyer, Thomas D

Berzigotti, Annalisa; Bosch, Jaime; Boyer, Thomas D.

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Berzigotti A; Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Hepatology ; 59(2): 729-31, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23913844

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Elasticity Imaging Techniques/methods; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/diagnosis; Hypertension, Portal/diagnosis; Liver Diseases/complications; Platelet Count/methods; Spleen/diagnostic imaging; Chronic Disease; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/etiology; Female; Humans; Hypertension, Portal/etiology; Liver/physiopathology; Liver Diseases/physiopathology; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Time Factors

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Platelet Count / Spleen / Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Hypertension, Portal / Liver Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Hepatology Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Spain

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