Non-invasive predictors of esophageal varices.

V Cherian, Jijo; Deepak, Nandan; Prabhu Ponnusamy, Rajesh; Somasundaram, Aravindh; Jayanthi, V

doi:10.4103/1319-3767.74470

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Non-invasive predictors of esophageal varices.

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Authors:

Jijo V Cherian

Nandan Deepak

Rajesh Prabhu Ponnusamy

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: Current guidelines recommend screening cirrhotic patients with an endoscopy to detect esophageal varices and to institute prophylactic measures in patients with large esophageal varices. In this study, we aimed at identifying non-endoscopic parameters that could predict the presence ...

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