Use of the Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Schistosomiasis

Adnan Agha; Mamdouh M. Abdulhadi; Simona Marenco; Abdelhaleem Bella; Dib AlSaudi; Ahmed El-Haddad; Simona Inferrera; Vincenzo Savarino; Edoardo G. Giannini

doi:10.4103/1319-3767.84483

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Use of the Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Schistosomiasis

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Use of the Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Schistosomiasis

Adnan Agha, Mamdouh M. Abdulhadi, Simona Marenco, Abdelhaleem Bella, Dib AlSaudi, Ahmed El-Haddad, Simona Inferrera, Vincenzo Savarino and Edoardo G. Giannini

Saudi journal of gastroenterology, Vol.17(5), pp.307-311

01/09/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.84483

PMCID: PMC3178917

PMID: 21912056

Abstract

Esophageal varices

noninvasive

Original

platelet count

portal hypertension

schistosomiasis

spleen diameter ratio

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Title: Use of the Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Schistosomiasis
Creators - without role: Adnan Agha - Armed Forces Hospital
Mamdouh M. Abdulhadi - Armed Forces Hospital
Simona Marenco - Armed Forces Hospital
Abdelhaleem Bella - University of Genoa
Dib AlSaudi - Armed Forces Hospital
Ahmed El-Haddad - Armed Forces Hospital
Simona Inferrera - Armed Forces Hospital
Vincenzo Savarino - University of Genoa
Edoardo G. Giannini - Armed Forces Hospital
Publication Details: Saudi journal of gastroenterology, Vol.17(5), pp.307-311
Publisher: Medknow Publications
Identifiers: 9915026308331
Academic Unit: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article