Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Gastric Varices and the Effect of Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration on the Platelet Count

Gastric varices primarily occur in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension and splenomegaly and thus are probably associated with thrombocytopenia. However, the prevalence and severity of thrombocytopenia are unknown in this clinical setting. Moreover, one-third of patients after balloon-occlude...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical imaging science 2014, Vol.4 (1), p.24-24, Article 24
Hauptverfasser:	Saad, W E, Bleibel, W, Adenaw, N, Wagner, C E, Anderson, C, Angle, J F, Al-Osaimi, A M, Davies, M G, Caldwell, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Hypertension Liver cirrhosis Original Thrombocytopenia Varicose veins
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