Clinical and endoscopic aspects of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis in Uganda

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 693-697

  Ravera, Maurizio ^a   Reggiori, Alberto ^a   Cocozza, Eugenio ^a   Ciantia, Filippo ^a   Riccioni, Gianrenato ^a  

^a Hoima Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis; Oesophageal varices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLENIC DISEASES; UGANDA;

EID: 0029957362     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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