Changes of esophageal varices in hepatitis C patients after achievement of a sustained viral response by direct-acting antivirals.
Satoshi TakakusagiNaoto SaitoTakashi UenoTakeshi HatanakaMasashi NamikawaHiroki TojimaDaichi TakizawaAtsushi NaganumaTakashi KosoneHirotaka AraiKen SatoSatoru KakizakiHitoshi TakagiToshio UraokaPublished in: DEN open (2021)
As patients with FIB-4 ≥ 8.41 may have progressions of EVs, periodic surveillance by EGD should be continued in such cases, even after an SVR is achieved.