Noninvasive predictors of large esophageal varices: is there an emerging role of aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index in hepatocellular carcinoma?

• Asıl Yazarlar: Heba Sedrak (Yazar), Rania Khalifa (Yazar), Ahmed Elkafrawy (Yazar), Hany Elewa (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: SpringerOpen, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Background and aim Variceal size has been identified to be closely related to variceal bleeding. Repeated endoscopic examinations have a great burden on endoscopic units and cost-implication issues. Our aim was to evaluate the role of AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) in predicting the existence of...