Simple scoring system for esophagogastric varices prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma patients without liver stiffness evaluation

CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that REGS score can provide useful predictive information for development of significant EGV without the need for special equipment such as a FibroScan®.PMID:37820607 | DOI:10.1159/000533672

Source: Oncology - October 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Atsushi Hiraoka Fujimasa Tada Hideko Ohama Mai Fukumoto Kana Matsuoka Takuya Matsuda Kosuke Nakatani Emi Yanagihara Hironobu Saneto Hirofumi Izumoto Taisei Murakami Kei Onishi Shogo Kitahata Kozue Kanemitsu-Okada Tomoe Kawamura Taira Kuroda Hideki Miyata Source Type: research