Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements for Assessment of Portal Hypertension Severity in Patients with Budd Chiari Syndrome.

Elton Dajti Federico Ravaioli Antonio ColecchiaGiovanni MarascoAmanda VestitoDavide Festi

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2019)

Extremely elevated values of LSM and SSM are suggestive of BCS. The evaluation of both LSM and SSM by TE could help clinicians in the initial evaluation, risk stratification, and therapy response monitoring of patients with BCS.

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