A new screening strategy for varices by liver and spleen stiffness measurement (LSSM) in cirrhotic patients: A randomized trial.
Grace Lai-Hung WongRaymond KwokAric J HuiYee-Kit TseKai-Tin HoAngeline O S LoKelvin L Y LamHeyson C H ChanRashid A LuiKenneth H D AuHenry L Y ChanVincent W S WongPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)
Non-inferiority of the LSSM-guided screening strategy to the convention approach cannot be excluded by this RCT. This approach should be further evaluated in a cohort of larger sample size with more clinically significant varices.