Are d-dimer and platelet aggregability related to thrombotic events in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease?
Elevated level of D-dimer and low platelet aggregation are independent haemostatic predictors of thrombotic events in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Because positron emission tomography can neither differentiate pTis from T1 nor classify T, N, and M, it is not indicated in staging superficial esophageal cancer. Finding a synchronous primary tumor in approximately every 20th patient is its only benefit. Better, less expensive screening tools are available for common synchronous malignancies.