Transient Elastography (Fibroscan) for the Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Egyptian Cirrhotic Patients
Rania Mamdouh Elkafoury, Abdelrahman Abdelraouf Kobtan, Hanan Hamed Soliman & Raafat Abdelkader Salah · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2022
Background: Esophageal varices (EVs) are atypically dilated submucosal veins, which occurs consequently to portal hypertension. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM), obtained by transient elastography (Fibroscan), strongly correlates with portal hypertension. Aim: Is to predict the...
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10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i244902