Risk Factors for Esophageal Collateral Veins in Cirrhosis with and without Previous Endoscopic Esophageal Variceal Therapy.

Qianqian Li Xiaozhong Guo Ji Feng Xiangbo Xu Saurabh Chawla Hongyu Li Xing Shun Qi

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2022)

The presence of ECVs should be closely associated with the severity of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis. Risk of ECVs might be increased by previous EVL.

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