Open AccessUse of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in patients with schistosomiasis
Author(s) -
Adnan Agha,
Mamdouh M Abdulhadi,
S. Marenco,
Abdelhaleem Bella,
Dib Alsaudi,
A. Elhaddad,
Simona Inferrera,
Vincenzo Savarino,
Edoardo G. Giannini
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/1319-3767.84483
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal varices , gastroenterology , varices , spleen , cirrhosis , platelet , portal hypertension
In patients with liver cirrhosis, the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio has been validated as a parameter for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices. Schistosoma infection is a frequent cause of portal hypertension in Middle Eastern countries, and is associated with the development of esophageal varices. In this study we aimed to evaluate the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio as a noninvasive tool for the prediction of the presence of esophageal varices in patients with schistosoma-related chronic liver disease.