Development and evaluation of a novel score for prediction of large oesophageal varices in patients with hepatitis c virus-induced liver cirrhosis.
CONCLUSION: PAP scores a non-invasive, inexpensive and simple score that could predict the presence of large oesophageal varices reducing the need of endoscopy. The PAP score has a superior AUC score than other scores, suggesting improved clinical value.
PMID: 28504002 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: British Journal of Biomedical Science - Category: Laboratory Medicine Tags: Br J Biomed Sci Source Type: research
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