Prediction of oesophageal varices in patients with compensated cirrhosis: A novel scoring system

Evaluation of serum kallistatin level as a predictor of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

“…Both parameters were significantly higher among patients with EV. This finding agrees with Emam et al [22] and Mandal et al [24], who found that the mean PVD and spleen long axis were significantly higher in patients with varices. This also agrees with Kedar et al [25], who found that spleen size is a good indicator of portal hypertension and its sequelae.…”

“…The comparison between the studied groups as regards laboratory data revealed that there were highly significant differences between the studied groups as regards mean levels of albumin, INR, and platelet count, these findings are in agreement with the results of Emam et al [22], who found that albumin and platelet count were significantly lower in patients with varices and prothrombin time was significantly higher indicating that the presence of EV is associated with decreased liver synesthetic functions and thrombocytopenia. Regarding mean serum bilirubin, there was no significant difference between the studied groups and that finding is against Emam et al [22] and Madhotra et al [12]. The other laboratory parameters as hemoglobin, WBCs, ALT, AST, creatinine, and urea showed no significant differences between the studied groups and that finding agrees with Kraja et al [23].…”

Platelet Count to Spleen Diameter Ratio as a Noninvasive Marker of Oesophageal Varices in Hepatic Cirrhosis

“…In our study, when Child-Pugh class was correlated with the presence of oesophageal varices, the association was found as 100% in Child-Pugh Class C, 94.1% in Child-Pugh Class B and 66.7% in Child-Pugh Class A (Table 5). Similar results were reported by Mahassadi et al 14 with a higher incidence of oesophageal varices in child class C whereas Emam et al 15 , found the incidence of varices to be more in Child-Pugh class A subjects (64.3%).…”

Non‐invasive tests for the detection of oesophageal varices in compensated cirrhosis: systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…We identified 185 potentially eligible articles that were all read in full. Twenty‐one studies with a total of 2471 patients with compensated cirrhosis were included in the systematic review 20–40 . Fifteen studies (1695 patients) 20–33 , 39 evaluated similar markers and were also included in the meta‐analysis (Figure 1).…”