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ArticleInternational journal of hepatology2024

Evaluation of Noninvasive Tools for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Patients With Cirrhosis at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town.

Lawrence Kwape, Shiraaz Gabriel, Ahmad Abdelsalem, Penelope Rose, Lefika Bathobakae, Dale Peterson, Desiree Moodley, Mohammed Parker, Saadiq Moolla, Arifa Parker and 3 more

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Article in International journal of hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Lawrence KwapeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9286-8323
Shiraaz GabrielDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ahmad AbdelsalemDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Penelope RoseDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Lefika BathobakaeInternal Medicine St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-6085
Dale PetersonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Desiree MoodleyDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Mohammed ParkerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Saadiq MoollaDivision of Pulmonology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Arifa ParkerUnit for Infection Prevention and Control Department of Medicine Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Keatlaretse SiamisangDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-4707
Christoffel Van RensburgDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ernst FredericksDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4366-4598

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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compensated cirrhosisesophageal bleedingesophageal varicesliver stiffness-spleen size-platelet ratio

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PMID39296589
PMCPMC11410406

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