Identifying Patients With Cirrhosis Who Might Avoid Screening Endoscopy Based on Serum Albumin and Bilirubin and Platelet Counts.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 19(1): 199-201.e2, 2021 01.
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| ID: mdl-31712081
ABSTRACT
The presence of gastroesophageal varices is a major complication of portal hypertension associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 The Baveno VI criteria state that patients with liver stiffness measurement (LSM) <20 kPa by transient elastography (TE) and platelet count >150,000/µL can avoid screening endoscopy for high-risk varix (HRV).2 However, because TE is not widely available, the Baveno VI criteria could not be applied in many clinical settings. As such, we aim to determine a concise clinical criterion as an alternative noninvasive tool to predict absence of HRV among patients with compensated cirrhosis to avoid screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Várices Esofágicas y Gástricas
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Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article