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Abstract
- Transient elastography can be used as a non-invasive method to
predict the presence of esophageal varices in HCV induced
cirrhotic patients as its highly sensitive, adequately specific,
accurate, extremely well tolerated and can be repeated as necessary
to monitor liver disease progression on an outpatient basis.
- Our results do not recommend the use of platelet count /spleen
diameter ratio index in prediction of presence of esophageal varices
as the risk of missing people with EV would be great, and its
consequences could be very deleterious.
- Combination of several ratios may be tested in further studies to
improve sensitivity, specificity and accuracy compared to one ratio
alone.