作者: Farhad Kazemi , Adrien Kettaneh , Gisèle N’kontchou , Emmanuel Pinto , Nathalie Ganne-Carrie
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHEP.2006.04.006
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摘要: Background/Aims Periodic endoscopic screening for oesophageal varices is recommended in patients with cirrhosis, but might be limited to a subgroup of if simple non-invasive test was available select those at risk bleeding. Methods We studied 165 cirrhosis the relation between presence assessed by endoscopy, and liver stiffness measurement Fibroscan ® , parameter related fibrosis. The results were compared other parameters reflecting portal hypertension, splenic size, platelet count, count/spleen size ratio. Results Liver correlated grade ( r =0.6, p Conclusions allows predict large may help screening.