VIDEO - Varices progression/In HCV and advanced fibrosis

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VIDEO - Varices progression/In HCV and advanced fibrosis

It was very interesting what the study found, one finding was that people with bridging fibrosis should be checked for Varices. Click To Listen To The Podcast From Gastroenterolgy This study was a substudy of the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial

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Development and progression of gastroesophageal varices in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

A study in the June 2010 issue of Gastroenterology sought to identify the incidence and predictors of de novo gastroesophageal variceal formation and progression in a large cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis. Dr. Kuemmerle speaks with the author of this article, Dr. J. Fontana of the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School.Fontana RJ, Sanyal AJ, Ghany MG, et al. Factors that Determine the Development and Progression of Gastroesophageal Varices in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C. Gastroenterology 2010; June; 138(7): 2321-2331.

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