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Diagnostic non-invasive model of large risky esophageal varices in cirrhotic hepatitis C virus patients
Hatem Elalfy, Walid Elsherbiny, Ashraf Abdel Rahman, Dina Elhammady, Shaker Wagih Shaltout, Ayman Z Elsamanoudy, Bassem El Deek
Hatem Elalfy, Walid Elsherbiny, Dina Elhammady, Shaker Wagih Shaltout, Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Ashraf Abdel Rahman, Diagnostic Radiology Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University Children Hospital, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Ayman Z Elsamanoudy, Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Bassem El Deek, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Author contributions: Elalfy H, Elsherbiny W, Abdel Rahman A and Shaltout SW designed the research; Elalfy H, Elsherbiny W and Shaltout SW performed patients selection and clinical evaluation with endoscopy practice; Abdel Rahman A performed and analyzed the CT; Elhammady D and Elalfy H wrote the paper; El Deek B analyzed the data; Elsamanoudy AZ performed and analyzed the laboratory tests.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of medicine, Mansours University.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was signed by the patients for the treatment and sample usage in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Hatem Elalfy, Assistant Professor, Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University Hospital, Algomhoria Street, Mansoura 35516, Egypt. elalfy_hatem66@yahoo.com
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Received: March 23, 2016
Peer-review started: March 24, 2016
First decision: May 23, 2016
Revised: June 4, 2016
Accepted: July 20, 2016
Article in press: July 22, 2016
Published online: August 28, 2016
