ReviewGastroenterology research and practice2017
Platelet Count to Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Varices in Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- 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
- Role of platelet counts to spleen length ratio and platelet-albumin to spleen length ratio as non-invasive predictors of esophageal varices in chronic liver disease patients: A cross-sectional study in Eastern India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Development of a nomogram model based on spleen volume change to predict high-risk esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Predictive value of platelets-to-spleen diameter ratio for esophagogastric varices in hepatitis B virus-induced cirrhosis.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Spleen Thickness Plus Platelets Can Effectively and Safely Screen for High-Risk Varices in Cirrhosis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Ultrasonic spleen thickness-based indexes surpass Baveno VI criteria in high-risk gastroesophageal varices detection.Hepatology international · 2022Article
- Potential of PALBI-T score as a prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma in alcoholic liver disease.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Article
- Schistosoma mansoni-related periportal fibrosis; can we use APRI and PSDR levels in the real-time selection of patients for targeted endoscopy in a resource-limited setting? A case-control study.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Platelet count/spleen volume ratio has a good predictive value for esophageal varices in patients with hepatitis B liver cirrhosis.PloS one · 2021Article
- A Novel Noninvasive Program for Staging Liver Fibrosis in Untreated Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Gall bladder wall thickening as non-invasive screening parameter for esophageal varices - a comparative endoscopic - sonographic study.BMC gastroenterology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Platelet count to spleen diameter ratio (PSR) was studied extensively as a noninvasive method of diagnosis for varices. The present study aimed to systematically assess the performance of PSR in the diagnosis of varices. PubMed, EMBASE, and article references were searched. The summary receiver operating characteristic curves (AUSROCs), sensitivities, specificities, positive and negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio were calculated. The heterogeneity, quality, and publication bias of studies were evaluated. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed. A total of 49 papers were included. The AUSROCs of PSR for any varices and high-risk varices were 0.8719 and 0.8132, respectively. The summary sensitivities of PSR for any varices and high-risk varices were 0.84 and 0.78, respectively. The summary specificities of PSR for any varices and high-risk varices were 0.78 and 0.67, respectively. The AUSROC of PSR for any varices at the threshold of 909 was 0.8867. The AUSROC of PSR for any varices in viral liver cirrhosis was 0.8675. The overall quality of studies was moderate. Significant heterogeneity and publication bias existed in the study. In conclusion, PSR can be used to identify varices in liver cirrhosis. PSR had a high sensitivity in viral liver cirrhosis.
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