Spleen stiffness determined by spleen-dedicated device accurately predicted esophageal varices in cirrhosis patients

• Main Authors: Jiqing Liu (Author), Hangfei Xu (Author), Weiyuan Liu (Author), Hongmei Zu (Author), Huiguo Ding (Author), Fankun Meng (Author), Jing Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The advantages of spleen stiffness in prediction of high-risk varices (HRV) in cirrhosis patients have been confirmed. Recently, a new device utilizing a 100 Hz probe dedicated to spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) was developed. Objectives: To validate the clinical applicability of SSM@...