Are different cut-off values of liver stiffness assessed by transient elastography according to the etiology of liver cirrhosis for predicting significant esophageal varices?

I Sporea, I Ratiu, S Bota, R Sirli… - Medical Ultrasonography, 2013 - medultrason.ro
Aim: To determine if liver stiffness (LS) measurements by means of Transient Elastography
(TE) vary according to the etiology of the underlying liver cirrhosis and to find if there are …

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 …

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 …

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] Value of transient elastography for the prediction of variceal bleeding

I Sporea, I Raţiu, R Şirli, A Popescu… - World Journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine if liver stiffness (LS) measurements by means of transient elastography
(TE) correlate with the presence of significant esophageal varices (EV) and if they can …

The role of liver stiffness measurement in the evaluation of liver function and esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

J Hua, GQ Liu, H Bao, L Sheng, CJ Guo… - Journal of Digestive …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in
predicting the presence and severity of esophageal varices (EV) and investigating its …

Using ultrasonic transient elastometry (FibroScan) to predict esophageal varices in patients with viral liver cirrhosis

Z Hu, Y Li, C Li, C Huang, Z Ou, J Guo, H Luo… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2015 - Elsevier
The correlation between liver stiffness (LS), measured by ultrasonic transient elastometry
(FibroScan), and the presence and severity of esophageal varices (EV) in patients with viral …

[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 …

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 …

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 …