Spleen and liver stiffness for noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients with large esophageal varices.
Yujen TsengFeng LiJian WangShiyao ChenWei JiangXizhong ShenSheng-Di WuPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2018)
In cirrhotic patients with large esophageal varices, liver stiffness and spleen stiffness correlate with HVPG, and spleen stiffness is superior to liver stiffness in predicting portal hypertension.
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