5mm 5 mm Highlights Total cross-sectional SPSS area (TSA) predicts survival in patients with advanced chronic liver disease. The cutoff for TSA that is associated with worse survival corresponds to a single shunt of >10 mm diameter. This study may impact on the clinical use of TSA/SPSS for risk stratification and decision-making in the management of patients with cirrhosis.

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Key limitations of the study were as following: a retrospective, single-center study; small patient cohort - larger cohorts are needed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic performance measurements; more complex CT evaluation of the hip for BMD assessment; DXA measurements were used as a reference standard, however, patients with unsuspected compression fractures but showing osteopenic or even normal BMD outline the limitations of DXA.

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