Open AccessNoninvasive prediction of large esophageal varices in chronic liver disease patients
Author(s) -
Arulprakash Sarangapani,
Chitra Shanmugam,
Muthukumaran Kalyanasundaram,
Balamurali Rangachari,
Pugazhendhi Thangavelu,
Jeevan Kumar Subbarayan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.58767
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal varices , ascites , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , portal vein thrombosis , prothrombin time , varices , portal hypertension , splenic vein , spleen , receiver operating characteristic , platelet , univariate analysis , incidence (geometry) , liver disease , multivariate analysis , physics , optics
Esophageal varices (EVs) are a serious consequence of portal hypertension in patients with liver diseases. Several studies have evaluated possible noninvasive markers of EVs to reduce the number of unnecessary endoscopies in patients with cirrhosis but without varices. This prospective study was conducted to evaluate noninvasive predictors of large varices (LV).