Validation of the Baveno VI and the expanded Baveno VI criteria to identify patients who could avoid screening endoscopy.
Joohwan BaeDong Hyun SinnWonseok KangGeum-Youn GwakMoon Seok ChoiYong-Han PaikJoon Hyeok LeeKwang Cheol KohSeung Woon PaikPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
In this Asian cohort study, the Baveno VI criteria were able to identify who could safely avoid screening endoscopy. The expanded Baveno VI criteria could spare more endoscopies but also could increase the odds of missing a high-risk varix.
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