Spleen stiffness can be employed to assess the efficacy of spontaneous portosystemic shunts in relieving portal hypertension.

CONCLUSION: SS could predict SPSS efficacy in relieving portal pressure, and could predict decompensating events in patients with SPSS. PMID: 32828852 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Ann Hepatol Source Type: research