A beginning or the end? A meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography for the prediction of esophageal varices

Y Qu, T Li, Q Ye, L Zhang, L Wang - Saudi Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: The literature search was conducted by using PubMed, EMBASE,
Web of Science, and CENTRAL on The Cochrane Library without time or language …

The role of Fibroscan in predicting the presence of varices in patients with cirrhosis

WK Al-Hamoudi, AA Abdelrahman… - European Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background/aim Transient elastography is a relatively new, noninvasive method of
measuring liver stiffness. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transient …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of large esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients by transient elastography: a meta-analysis

T Li, Y Qu, B Yang, Y Xue, L Wang - Revista Española de …, 2016 - SciELO Espana
Background and purpose: Transient elastography (TE) has been shown to be a valuable
tool for the prediction of large esophageal varices. However, the conclusions have not been …

Meta-analysis of the accuracy of transient elastography in measuring liver stiffness to diagnose esophageal varices in cirrhosis

F Cheng, H Cao, J Liu, L Jiang, H Han, Y Zhang… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, Science Direct,
China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WeiPu, WanFang database, and Baidu Scholar to …

Efficacy of transient elastography in screening for large esophageal varices in patients with suspicious or proven liver cirrhosis

HM WANG, GH LO, WC CHEN, PI HSU… - Journal of digestive …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using transient elastography
(TE) to predict the risk of esophageal varices (EVs) in Chinese patients. METHODS: In total …

Can transient elastography, Fib-4, Forns Index, and Lok Score predict esophageal varices in HCV-related cirrhotic patients?

EM Hassan, DA Omran, ML El Beshlawey… - Gastroenterologia y …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Gastroesophageal varices are present in approximately 50% of patients with
liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate liver stiffness measurement (LSM), Fib …

Is transient elastography valuable for high‐risk esophageal varices prediction in patients with hepatitis‐B‐related cirrhosis?

YP Chen, Q Zhang, L Dai, XE Liang… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical value of
transient elastography (TE) for high‐risk esophageal varices (HREV) prediction in hepatitis …

Transient elastography and simple blood markers in the diagnosis of esophageal varices for compensated patients with hepatitis B virus‐related cirrhosis

JH Wang, SK Chuah, SN Lu, CH Hung… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim: Transient elastography (TE) has been useful in esophageal
varices (EV) diagnosis for chronic hepatitis C patients. In the present study, we evaluate the …

Transient elastography as a predictor of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis

G Pár, A Trosits, F Pakodi, I Szabó, J Czimmer… - Orvosi hetilap, 2014 - akjournals.com
Introduction: One of the most serious complications of liver cirrhosis is variceal bleeding.
Early recognition of the oesophageal varices is of primary importance in the prevention of …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography (FibroScan) in detection of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: A meta-analysis

K Pu, JH Shi, X Wang, Q Tang, XJ Wang… - World journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan (FS) in detecting esophageal
varices (EV) in cirrhotic patients. METHODS Through a systemic literature search of multiple …