Splenomegaly as risk factor of liver cirrhosis. A retrospective cohort study of 2,525 patients who underwent laparoscopy

In Vivo

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1009-1012

  Orlando, Rocco ^a   Lirussi, Flavio ^a   Basso, Stefano M M ^b   Lumachi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopy; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 80755142817     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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