Frequency of rectal varices in patients with cirrhosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-97

  Zuberi, Faisal Faiyaz ^b   Zuberi, Bader Faiyaz ^a,c   Khan, Muhammad Ataullah ^b   Khan, Masood Hameed ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Colonopathy; Haemorrhoids; Portal hypertention; Rectal varices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMORRHOID; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RANK SUM TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STUDENT T TEST; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RECTUM; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 2342423823     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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