Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient: A predictor of esophageal varices with ascites

Other investigators have found that in adults the Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) to be 1.1 g/dl or greater in the presence of portal hypertension (PTHN) and less than that in its absence. We sought to determine the correlation between the level of SAAG and the complications of PTHN, manifeste...

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Published in:	Indian journal of pediatrics Vol. 68; no. 6; pp. 511 - 514
Main Authors:	DAS, Bibhuti B, PUROHIT, Alok, ACHARYA, Usha, TRESKO, Erena
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 01-06-2001
Subjects:	Adolescent Ascitic Fluid - chemistry Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Esophageal and Gastric Varices - diagnosis Esophageal and Gastric Varices - etiology Esophagoscopy Esophagus Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Hypertension, Portal - diagnosis Hypertension, Portal - etiology Infant Liver Cirrhosis - complications Liver Cirrhosis - diagnosis Male Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Prospective Studies Risk Factors Serum Albumin - analysis Tropical medicine Asia India Human Glomerulonephritis Kidney disease Urinary system disease Effusion Predictor Albumin Biological marker Cardiovascular disease Hepatic disease Nephrotic syndrome Venous disease Esophagus Vascular disease Cirrhosis Abdominal disease Digestive diseases Serum Ascites Child Varix
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