Non-invasive prediction of oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis secondary to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

We read the recent cross-sectional study by Petta et al. with interest, in which they confirmed the validity of the Baveno VI and expanded Baveno VI criteria in ruling out high-risk varices (HRVs), whilst increasing the number of spared endoscopies in a cohort of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).1 The study also proposed the NAFLD cirrhosis criteria which discriminates between the use of medium (M) or extra-large (XL) probe.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research