Prediction of oesophageal variceal bleeding by measuring spleen stiffness in patients with liver cirrhosis

This study aimed to evaluate SS determined by ARFI imaging as a predictor of OVB. We measured SS in 446 cirrhotic patients and followed them prospectively at Kurashiki Central Hospital between 2010 and 2014. We examined the diagnostic accuracy of SS for predicting OVB using Fine and Gray multivariate analysis with competing risks, and compared...

Source: Gut - January 6, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Takuma, Y., Nouso, K., Morimoto, Y., Tomokuni, J., Sahara, A., Takabatake, H., Doi, A., Matsueda, K., Yamamoto, H. Tags: PostScript Source Type: research