Predicting gastroesophageal varices through spleen magnetic resonance elastography in pediatric liver fibrosis.

CONCLUSION: At a cut-off of 9.9 kPa, spleen MRE values predicted gastroesophageal varices as well as the APRI and spleen size ratio in biliary atresia patients after the Kasai operation. However, liver MRE values were not useful for this purpose.
PMID: 30686904 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - January 21, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yoon H, Shin HJ, Kim MJ, Han SJ, Koh H, Kim S, Lee MJ Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research