BACKGROUND; AIMS: Preliminary data suggest that non-invasive methods could be useful to assess presence of oesophageal varices (OV) in cirrhotic patients. We aimed to further investigate simple serum non-invasive markers for diagnosing and grading OV. METHODS: A retrospective set of 510 cirrhotics and a prospective set of 110 cirrhotics were enrolled consecutively in five centers. Platelets, AST-to-ALT ratio, AST-to-platelet-ratio index, Forns' index, Lok index, Fib-4, and Fibroindex were measured within 2 months from upper endoscopy, taken as a gold standard. Performance was expressed as sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV), accuracy, and area under the curve (AUC). RESULTS: A combination of Lok ind...
AIMTo assess "predictors" of esophageal varices (EV) and variceal bleeding using non-invasive marker...
BACKGROUND Most cirrhotic patients will develop oesophageal varices over their lifetime and the ann...
The primary purpose of variceal screening in patients with cirrhosis is to detect gastroesophageal v...
Background & Aims: Preliminary data suggest that non-invasive methods could be useful to assess pre...
Introduction: Preliminary data suggested that non-invasive methods could be useful to assess presen...
Introduction: Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy remains the gold standard for screening for esophage...
Background and Objectives: Upper endoscopy is considered the gold standard for screening and diagnos...
Objective To determine whether Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) cl...
Background: The incidence of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis ranges from 35 to 80%. Th...
Objective: To describe the biochemical, hematological and ultrasonographic determinants of esophagea...
Objective: To describe the biochemical, hematological and ultrasonographic determinants of esophagea...
Background: Todays guidelines are clear that there are no substitute markers to determine the presen...
Background: One of the most serious complications of portal hypertension is the development of esoph...
Background/Aim: Esophageal varices (EVs) are a serious consequence of portal hypertension in patien...
Purpose: Esophageal varices are a dangerous complication of liver cirrhosis. The development of cost...
AIMTo assess "predictors" of esophageal varices (EV) and variceal bleeding using non-invasive marker...
BACKGROUND Most cirrhotic patients will develop oesophageal varices over their lifetime and the ann...
The primary purpose of variceal screening in patients with cirrhosis is to detect gastroesophageal v...
Background & Aims: Preliminary data suggest that non-invasive methods could be useful to assess pre...
Introduction: Preliminary data suggested that non-invasive methods could be useful to assess presen...
Introduction: Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy remains the gold standard for screening for esophage...
Background and Objectives: Upper endoscopy is considered the gold standard for screening and diagnos...
Objective To determine whether Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) cl...
Background: The incidence of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis ranges from 35 to 80%. Th...
Objective: To describe the biochemical, hematological and ultrasonographic determinants of esophagea...
Objective: To describe the biochemical, hematological and ultrasonographic determinants of esophagea...
Background: Todays guidelines are clear that there are no substitute markers to determine the presen...
Background: One of the most serious complications of portal hypertension is the development of esoph...
Background/Aim: Esophageal varices (EVs) are a serious consequence of portal hypertension in patien...
Purpose: Esophageal varices are a dangerous complication of liver cirrhosis. The development of cost...
AIMTo assess "predictors" of esophageal varices (EV) and variceal bleeding using non-invasive marker...
BACKGROUND Most cirrhotic patients will develop oesophageal varices over their lifetime and the ann...
The primary purpose of variceal screening in patients with cirrhosis is to detect gastroesophageal v...