Spleen Stiffness Is Superior to Liver Stiffness for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Chronic Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Xiaowen Ma; Le Wang; Hao Wu; Yuemin Feng; Xibiao Han; Haoran Bu; Qiang Zhu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165786

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Spleen Stiffness Is Superior to Liver Stiffness for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Chronic Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Xiaowen Ma,

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Liver Diseases Prevention and Control, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Le Wang,

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Liver Diseases Prevention and Control, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Hao Wu,

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Liver Diseases Prevention and Control, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Yuemin Feng,

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Liver Diseases Prevention and Control, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Xibiao Han,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Haoran Bu,

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Liver Diseases Prevention and Control, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Qiang Zhu

* E-mail: zhuqiang@medmail.com.cn

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Center for Liver Diseases Prevention and Control, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Spleen Stiffness Is Superior to Liver Stiffness for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Chronic Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Xiaowen Ma,
Le Wang,
Hao Wu,
Yuemin Feng,
Xibiao Han,
Haoran Bu,
Qiang Zhu

Published: November 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165786

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