Open AccessCombination of non-endoscopic parameters as predictors of large esophageal varices
Author(s) -
Manohar Tp,
Patil,
Salkar Hr
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.206
Subject(s) - varices , esophageal varices , medicine , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , portal hypertension , endoscopy , multivariate analysis , logistic regression , univariate analysis , surgery
Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is a life-threatening complication of cirrhosis. Prophylactic therapy for large varices considerably reduces such bleeding. Current guidelines recommend upper GI endoscopy as the gold standard for detecting high-grade varices. However, in peripheral centers, this is often unfeasible or inaccessible thus requiring non-endoscopic predictors of large oesophageal varices.