Endoscopic screening for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients [3]

Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 501-502

  Riggio, Oliviero ^a   Angeloni, Stefania ^a   Nicolini, Giorgia ^a   Merli, Manuela ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MODEL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 0036151913     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2002.31308     Document Type: Letter

References (10)

1. Diagnosis of portal hypertension: How and when
2. Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding: An AASLD single topic symposium
3. Non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in chronic liver disease
4. Factors predicting the presence of esophageal or gastric varices in patients with advanced liver disease
5. Predictors of large esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis
6. Predicting the presence of significant portal hypertension and varices in compensated cirrhotic patients
7. Platelet count as a predictor for the presence of esophageal varices in alcoholic cirrhotic patients
8. Prediction of esophageal varices in liver disease; preliminary results
9. Which patients with cirrhosis should undergo endoscopic screening for esophageal varices detection?
10. To scope or not to scope: Still a question