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Endoscopic screening for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients
Author(s) -
Riggio Oliviero,
Angeloni Stefania,
Nicolini Giorgia,
Merli Manuela,
Merkel Carlo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.488
H-Index - 361
eISSN - 1527-3350
pISSN - 0270-9139
DOI - 10.1053/jhep.2002.31308
Subject(s) - esophageal varices , citation , humanities , medicine , computer science , library science , art , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , cirrhosis
Therefore, our results do not appear to confirm the validity of\udthe model proposed by Schepis et al. It should be noted that our\udcohort included less Child-Pugh class B patients than the population\udreported by Schepis et al. (19% vs. 41%). However, a model\udto predict the presence of varices should be especially useful in a\udpopulation of compensated cirrhotic patients such as our cohort.\udIn conclusion, the available data are scarce and insufficient to de-\udHEPATOLOGY, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2002 CORRESPONDENCE 501\udtermine a reliable noninvasive predictive tool to identify and discriminate\udcirrhotic patients with and without esophageal varices.\udThus, a larger prospective study including patients with cirrhosis of\udall origins is required to determine the factors predicting the presence\udof varices (if they exist) (Letter