Non-invasive prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis.

by: S Sen, WJ Griffiths

World journal of gastroenterology : WJG, Vol. 14, No. 15. (21 April 2008), pp. 2454-2455.

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Abstract

Non-invasive predictors of varices in cirrhosis would reduce the need for screening endoscopies. Platelet count and spleen size have been shown to be useful parameters, in mixed groups of cirrhotics with different aetiologies. We evaluated this in two homogeneous groups with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C and alcohol. Non-invasive predictors appear promising in the former group, but less so in the latter group.

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TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2690301 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2690301 TI - Non-invasive prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis. JF - World journal of gastroenterology : WJG VL - 14 IS - 15 SP - 2454 EP - 2455 AD - Consultant Hepatologist, Department of Hepatology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom. bill.griffiths@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. SN - 1007-9327 N2 - Non-invasive predictors of varices in cirrhosis would reduce the need for screening endoscopies. Platelet count and spleen size have been shown to be useful parameters, in mixed groups of cirrhotics with different aetiologies. We evaluated this in two homogeneous groups with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C and alcohol. Non-invasive predictors appear promising in the former group, but less so in the latter group. AU - Sen, S AU - Griffiths, WJ PY - 2008/04/21/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18416480 ER -

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