The role of spleen stiffness using ARFI in predicting esophageal varices in patients with Hepatitis B and C virus-related cirrhosis

• Main Authors: Peagu Răzvan (Author), Săraru Roxana (Author), Necula Ana (Author), Moldoveanu Alexandru (Author), Petrişor Ana (Author), Fierbinţeanu-Braticevici Carmen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Current guidelines recommend that all patients with cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) screening for esophageal varices (EV). Unfortunately, UGE has a lot of disadvantages, consequently various non-invasive methods of diagnosing EV have been proposed. We evaluated...