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Can We Use Scd-163 in Combination with Other Noninvasive Fibrosis Markers to Predict Risky Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotics?

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Rabab Fouad, Iman Hamza, Marwa Khairy, Marwa Elsharkawy, Amal Anwar and Mahmoud Abouelkhair

Background and aim: Still research is carried out for imaging and laboratory tools that can replace gastroscopy in esophageal varices prediction. Different non-invasive fibrosis predictors have shown promising results in predicting the presence of varices. In addition, serum sCD163 correlates with hepatic venous pressure
gradient (HVPG). We had investigated different non-invasive tools for predicting the presence, size and/or bleeding risk of esophageal varices against gastroscopy as the gold standard as well as a stratification tool to identify patients who benefit from individualized surveillance or secondary prophylaxis.
Methods: 243 cirrhotic patients were divided into three groups; group I: no varices, group II: small-sized var... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9612.1000155

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