Spleen stiffness measured by transient elastography accurately predicts esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis

Gastroenterology. 2012 Oct;143(4):e23; author reply e23-4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.07.118. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques*
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Hepatitis C / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis*
  • Liver / pathology*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / virology*
  • Male
  • Spleen / pathology*
  • Splenomegaly / diagnosis*