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Diagnostic performance of platelet count/spleen diameter ratio to detect esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis
- Source :
- Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, Vol 69, Iss 3 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2021.
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Abstract
- Introduction: The platelet count/spleen diameter (PC/SD) ratio is a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of esophageal varices (EV) used as an alternative to endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the PC/SD ratio (cut-off point
- Subjects :
- Platelet Count
Esophageal Varices
Liver Cirrhosis
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 01200011 and 23573848
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.91fe410b34f46ae813d7f1043a7a68b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v69n3.78786