Prediction of oesophageal varices with platelet count/spleen diameter ratio or platelets alone
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Prediction of oesophageal varices with platelet count/spleen diameter ratio or platelets alone
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Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio: proposal and validation of a non-invasive parameter to predict the presence of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis.Gut. 2003 Aug;52(8):1200-5. doi: 10.1136/gut.52.8.1200. Gut. 2003. PMID: 12865282 Free PMC article.
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