Assessment of Spleen Stiffness for Prediction of Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Related Cirrhosis Using Transient Elastography
Naglaa El-Toukhy Ramadan El-Toukhy, Sharaf Elsayed Ali Hassanien, Ramy A. Metwaly, Medhat A. Khalil & Badawy A. Abdulaziz · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020
Background and Study Aims: Portal hypertension is one of the most important complications of liver cirrhosis. The prevalence of varices among cirrhotic patients is variable. Therefore, endoscopic screening of all patients with liver cirrhosis would result in a large number of unn...
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10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2430421