The cost of screening esophageal varices: traditional endoscopy versus computed tomography

Under current guidelines, patients diagnosed with cirrhosis are to undergo initial and continued screening endoscopy for esophageal varices throughout the course of disease. Recent literature suggests that computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen is adequately sensitive for detecting grade 3 varices,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of computer assisted tomography 2014-11, Vol.38 (6), p.963-967
Hauptverfasser:	Lotfipour, Ashley K, Douek, Michael, Shimoga, Sandhya V, Sayer, James W, Han, Steven B, Jutabha, Rome, Lu, David S K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Costs and Cost Analysis Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - economics Esophageal and Gastric Varices - diagnosis Esophageal and Gastric Varices - economics Humans Tomography, X-Ray Computed - economics
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