Noninvasive diagnosis of large esophageal varices by fibroscan: Strong influence of the cirrhosis etiology

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1146-1153

  Nguyen Khac, Eric ^a   Saint Leger, Pierre ^a   Tramier, Blaise ^b   Coevoet, Hugues ^a   Capron, Dominique ^a   Dupas, Jean Louis ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Aubagne Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Esophageal Varices; Fibroscan ; Hepatic Elastometry; Hepatic Fibrosis; Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient; Noninvasive Diagnosis; Portal Hypertension; Rupture of Esophageal Varices

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FIBROSCAN; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; ULTRASONIC TRANSIENT HEPATIC ELASTOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 77954067022     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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