Forns index as a useful noninvasive predictor of  esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis

Siregar, Remenda; Dairi, Leonardo Basa; Siregar, Gontar Alamsyah

doi:10.18051/univmed.2016.v35.199-205

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“…However, these techniques were not readily available at all centers as there was a struggle with a large portion of missing data. Also, this study did not cover or assess any indexes that were not available with their attributes in our dataset such as Liaoning Score [47] and Forns’ index [48] for prediction of esophageal varices.…”

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Derivation of “Egyptian varices prediction (EVP) index”: A novel noninvasive index for diagnosing esophageal varices in HCV Patients

Abd-Elsalam

Ezz

Gamalel-Din

et al. 2022

Journal of Advanced Research

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Derivation of “Egyptian varices prediction (EVP) index”: A novel noninvasive index for diagnosing esophageal varices in HCV Patients

Abd-Elsalam

Ezz

Gamalel-Din

et al. 2022

Journal of Advanced Research

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Emerging Non-invasive Markers: Imaging, Blood, and Liver Clearance Tests

Palaniyappan

Fallowfield²

2022

Portal Hypertension VII

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Prediction of Large Esophageal Varices by Ultrasound Doppler and Serum Markers in Portal Hypertensive Cirrhotic Patients in Sharkia

Abdallah

Elnaggar

Attia

2021

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Liver cirrhosis is the most common cause of portal hypertension (PH). Esophageal varices (OV) are the most critical portosystemic shunts that develop secondary to portal hypertension, which is considered a main complication of liver cirrhosis. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of serum markerbased indices and portal vein diameter assessed by ultrasound in patients of portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis in prediction of large esophageal varices, graded on endoscopy. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study included sixty-six patients with liver cirrhosis who were admitted to Internal Medicine Department, Zagazig University Hospitals for screening the presence of esophageal varices and investigating and/or treating of the patients. The study was performed at a period from September 2019 to February 2020 Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis depended on typical clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound features. Results: There were statistically significant differences between large and small esophageal varices regarding AST, ALT, INR (higher in patients with large OV), platelet count (higher in patients with small OV). Conclusions: It could be concluded that Doppler ultrasonography is a non-invasive quantitative technique for the assessment of hemodynamic changes in patients with portal hypertension and appears to be useful in the identification of patients with liver cirrhosis at risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Forns index as a useful noninvasive predictor of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Derivation of “Egyptian varices prediction (EVP) index”: A novel noninvasive index for diagnosing esophageal varices in HCV Patients

Derivation of “Egyptian varices prediction (EVP) index”: A novel noninvasive index for diagnosing esophageal varices in HCV Patients

Emerging Non-invasive Markers: Imaging, Blood, and Liver Clearance Tests

Prediction of Large Esophageal Varices by Ultrasound Doppler and Serum Markers in Portal Hypertensive Cirrhotic Patients in Sharkia

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