2009
Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Abnormal Hematologic Indices in Compensated Cirrhosis
Qamar AA, Grace ND, Groszmann RJ, Garcia–Tsao G, Bosch J, Burroughs AK, Ripoll C, Maurer R, Planas R, Escorsell A, Garcia–Pagan J, Patch D, Matloff DS, Makuch R, Rendon G, Group P. Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Abnormal Hematologic Indices in Compensated Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2009, 7: 689-695. PMID: 19281860, PMCID: PMC4545534, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientHematologic indicesCompensated cirrhosisBaseline hepatic venous pressure gradientWhite blood cell countChild-Pugh scorePredictors of deathPrimary end pointVenous pressure gradientDevelopment of varicesKaplan-Meier analysisBlood cell countCombination of leukopeniaBaseline thrombocytopeniaVariceal bleedingClinical decompensationEsophageal varicesPrognostic significanceTransplant surgeryClinical significanceLeukopeniaThrombocytopeniaCirrhosisCell countVarices
1992
Bacillary peliosis hepatis as a cause of acute anemia in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Garcia-Tsao G, Panzini L, Yoselevitz M, West A. Bacillary peliosis hepatis as a cause of acute anemia in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Gastroenterology 1992, 102: 1065-1070. PMID: 1537498, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(92)90200-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacillary peliosis hepatisPeliosis hepatisAcute anemiaAbdominal computerized tomographic scanHuman immunodeficiency virusLiver biopsy specimenAmpicillin/sulbactamComputerized tomographic scanSource of hemorrhageRetroperitoneal fluid collectionBlood-filled cavitiesWhite homosexual menOnly significant findingReversible entityImmunodeficiency syndromeClinical pictureImmunodeficiency virusLiver enlargementBiopsy specimenHematologic workupTomographic scanBacillary peliosisAcute sequestrationFluid collectionFocal lesions