Screening and surveillance of oesophageal varices in patients with HCV-positive liver cirrhosis successfully treated by direct-acting antiviral agents.
Alessia CiancioDavide Giuseppe RibaldoneRossella SalamoneMauro BrunoStefania CaronnaWilma Debernardi VenonChiara GiordaninoAlessandra MondardiniAlessandro MussoMarco PennazioEmanuela RolleMarco SaccoTatiana SprujevnikClaudio De AngelisGiorgio Maria SaraccoPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
HCV-positive cirrhotic patients cured by DAAs showing baseline favourable Baveno VI status and no worsening during follow-up can safely avoid endoscopic screening and surveillance. Patients having unfavourable Baveno VI status without baseline EV who improve their status may suspend further endoscopic surveillance.