Assessment of Right Liver Lobe Size / Serum Albumin Ratio as a New Non-Invasive Predictor for the Presence of Oesophageal Varices in Egyptian Patients with HCV Related Liver Cirrhosis

Assessment of Right Liver Lobe Size/Serum Albumin Ratio as A New Non-Invasive Predictor for The Presence of Oesophageal Varices in Egyptian Patients with HCV Related Liver Cirrhosis

“…In our study, mean ± SD of P/S ratio in group A was of 6.48 ±1.32 and in group B was 23.06 ± 2.88. This is consistent with a research by Awad et al [15] , where individuals with cirrhosis who also had OV had a lower (P/S) ratio. González-Ojeda et al [17] demonstrated that the grade of varices has no impact on the P/S ratio used to detect esophageal varices.…”

“…Spleen diameter has significant increase in patients with esophageal varices grades I, II, III and IV (mean ± SD; 15.1 ±0.22, 15.06 ±0.65, 16.24 ±0.42 and 18.10 ±0.38, respectively) than in those without esophageal varices (13.11 ±0.65). This supports the findings of a different study by Awad et al [15] that found a strong statistically significant association between the presence and grade of OV and the splenic diameter. Splenomegaly and portal vein width were also mentioned by Mohanty et al [16] as valid indicators of variceal haemorrhage.…”

“…The sensitivity was 83.1% and the specificity was 73.9% at a cutoff value of 4.425. According to Awad et al [15] , the RLLD/Alb ratio had a sensitivity of 83.3 percent and a specificity of 29.5 percent with a cutoff point value of 4.42.…”