Journal of Hepatology
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 630-638 , October 2010

Prediction of oesophageal varices in hepatic cirrhosis by simple serum non-invasive markers: Results of a multicenter, large-scale study

  • Giada Sebastiani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, Dell’Angelo Hospital, Venice, Italy
    • VIMM-Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy
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  • Diego Tempesta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, Dell’Angelo Hospital, Venice, Italy
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  • Giovanna Fattovich

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Clinic, Anesthesiological and Surgical Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Laurent Castera

      Affiliations

    • Service d’Hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, C.H.U. Bordeaux, Pessac, France
    • ,
  • Philippe Halfon

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Alphabio, Hospital Ambroise Pare, Marseille, France
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  • Marc Bourliere

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Saint Joseph, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Franco Noventa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Paolo Angeli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Alfredo Saggioro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, Dell’Angelo Hospital, Venice, Italy
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  • Alfredo Alberti

      Affiliations

    • VIMM-Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy
    • Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Institute for Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Via Orus 2, 35100 Padova, Italy. Tel.: +39 049 7923224.

Received 6 October 2009 ,Revised 4 April 2010 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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PII: S0168-8278(10)00528-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.04.019

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 630-638 , October 2010

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