The effects of occlusive portal vein thrombosis (PVT) on the survival of patients with cirrhosis are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study at a single center. The main exposure variable was the presence of occlusive PVT. The primary outcome measure was time-dependent mortality. A total of 3
Protein C and D-dimer are related to portal vein thrombosis in patients with liver cirrhosis
β Scribed by Donglei Zhang; Jianyu Hao; Ning Yang
- Book ID
- 108952355
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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