Thrombocytopenia in Liver Disease

Moderate thrombocytopenia is a frequent finding in cirrhosis of the liver and well tolerated in most instances. The pathophysiology of thrombocytopenia in liver disease has long been associated with the concept of hypersplenism, where portal hypertension was thought to cause pooling and sequestratio...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Markus Peck-Radosavljevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/617428
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!