Noninvasive predictors of presence and grade of esophageal varices in viral cirrhotic patients

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-4

  Nada, Lahmidani ^a   Samira, El Fakir ^b   Bahija, Benyachou ^a   Adil, Ibrahimi ^a   Nourdine, Aqodad ^a  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b University of Medicine   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Esophageal varices; Noninvasive predictors; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; COMPLICATION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VERY ELDERLY; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLATELET COUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925345461     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.145.4320     Document Type: Article

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