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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 15, Pages 2454-2455Publisher
W J G PRESS
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2454
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varices; cirrhosis; endoscopy; platelet; spleen
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Non-invasive predictors of varices in cirrhosis would reduce the need for screening endoscopies. Platelet count and spleen size have been shown to be useful parameters, in mixed groups of cirrhotics with different aetiologies. We evaluated this in two homogeneous groups with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C and alcohol. Non-invasive predictors appear promising in the former group, but less so in the latter group. (c) 2008 WJG. All rights reserved.
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