ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2016
Can platelet count/spleen diameter ratio be used for cirrhotic children to predict esophageal varices?
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- Comparative Accuracy of Clinical and Inflammatory Scores for Predicting Mortality and Rebleeding After Acute Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Leucine Aminopeptidase to Spleen Length Ratio: A Novel Noninvasive Model for Predicting Esophageal Gastric Variceal Bleeding in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2026Article
- Platelet Count/Spleen Thickness Ratio and the Risk of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis With Esophagogastric Varices.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Von Willebrand factor and esophageal varices in children with chronic liver diseases.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2021Article
- Noninvasive markers for esophageal varices in children with cirrhosis.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2021Article
- Non-endoscopic predictors of esophageal varices in children with chronic liver disease and their utility in resource-constrained countries.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimTo determine the laboratory and radiologic parameters, including the platelet count (PC)-to-spleen diameter (SD) ratio as a non-invasive marker that may predict the presence of esophageal varices (EV) in children with cirrhosis.
methodsEighty-nine patients with cirrhosis, but without a history of variceal bleeding were prospectively included. The children were grouped into 6-12 and 12-18 years of age groups. These groups were also divided into 2 sub-groups (presence and absence of EV). All of the patients underwent a complete biochemical and radiologic evaluation. The PC (n/mm
resultsSixty-nine of 98 (70.4%) patients had EV. The presence of ascites in all age groups was significantly associated with the presence of EV. There were no differences in serum albumin levels, PC, SD and the PC-to-SD ratio between the presence and absence of EV groups in both age groups (
conclusionLaboratory and radiologic parameters, including the PC-to-SD ratio as a non-invasive marker (except for the presence of ascites), was inappropriate for detecting EV in children with cirrhosis.
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