Post-gastrectomy spleen enlargement and esophageal varices: Distal vs total gastrectomy

AIM: To study the relationship between platelet count-to-spleen diameter ratio and post-gastrectomy esopha-geal varices (EVs) development in patients without liver cirrhosis or hepatitis. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 92 patients who underwent gastrectomy. They were divided into 2 groups on th...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2010-06, Vol.16 (22), p.2801-2805
Main Authors: Oida, Takatsugu, Mimatsu, Kenji, Kano, Hisao, Kawasaki, Atsushi, Kuboi, Youichi, Fukino, Nobutada, Amano, Sadao
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Brief
Endoscopy
Esophageal and Gastric Varices - blood
Esophageal and Gastric Varices - etiology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices - pathology
Female
Gastrectomy - adverse effects
Gastrectomy - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Platelet Count
Retrospective Studies
Splenomegaly - etiology
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Summary:AIM: To study the relationship between platelet count-to-spleen diameter ratio and post-gastrectomy esopha-geal varices (EVs) development in patients without liver cirrhosis or hepatitis. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 92 patients who underwent gastrectomy. They were divided into 2 groups on the basis of the surgical treatment: the distal gastrectomy (DG) group and total gastrectomy (TG) group. The incidence of EVs was determined and postoperative platelet counts, spleen diameters, and platelet count-t...
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2801