Adrenal insufficiency in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
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Clinical analysis of patients of cirrhosis complicated with adrenal insufficiency.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the level of cortisol and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in patients with cirrhosis and to investigate the clinical significance and characteristics of cirrhosis with adrenal insufficiency (AI). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 118 patients that were hospitalized in the Department of Gastroenterology of Xiangyang Hospital affiliated to Hubei University due to cirrhos...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1948-5182
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i8.1112