BACKGROUND/AIMS: Periodic endoscopic screening for oesophageal varices is
recommended in patients with cirrhosis, but might be limited to a subgroup of patients if a …

Abstract Background/Aims Endoscopic screening for high‐risk gastro‐oesophageal varices
(GOV) is recommended for compensated cirrhotic patients with transient elastography …

OBJECTIVES: Screening for esophageal varices (EV) is recommended in patients with
cirrhosis. Noninvasive tests had shown varying sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) for …

Background and aim: Noninvasive serum liver fibrosis markers and liver stiffness could be
used as predictors of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients because portal hypertension is …

Abstract Background & Aims Several non‐invasive tests (NITs) have been developed to
diagnose oesophageal varices (EV), including the recent Baveno VI criteria to rule out high …

Abstract Background and Aim: Splenomegaly in a common finding in liver cirrhosis that
should determine changes in the spleen's density because of portal and splenic congestion …

Aim. To establish an algorithm which includes the liver stiffness (LS) and/or spleen stiffness
(SS) assessed by ARFI for the prediction of significant esophageal varices-EV (at least …

Background and Aims Liver stiffness (LS) and spleen stiffness (SS) are two most widely
accessible non-invasive parameters for predicting esophageal varices (EV), but the reported …

Background & Aims Spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) is a promising noninvasive
alternative to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) that could be used in the diagnosis of …

Abstract Background & Aims The 2015 Baveno VI guidelines recommend against
performing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with compensated cirrhosis who …