Evaluation of non-invasive marker of esophageal varices in cirrhosis of liver
| Autor: | Priyanka Thakur, Brinder Mohan Singh Lamba, Kuldeep Singh, Subodh Kumar Mahto, Pardeep Kumar, Arun Kumar Joshi, Biswa Ranjan Patra, Brijesh Kumar, Nitasha Pasricha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cirrhosis lcsh:Medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Physical examination Chronic liver disease Gastroenterology Group B clinical 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Esophageal varices radiological markers Internal medicine medicine esophageal varices 030212 general & internal medicine hematological markers medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry lcsh:R Non invasive medicine.disease Portal hypertension Original Article Varices business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 992-996 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2249-4863 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Esophageal varices develop as a consequence of portal hypertension (PHT) in patients with chronic liver disease. Hence, screening of all cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to detect the presence of significant esophageal varices implies a number of unnecessary endoscopies and has its limitation where such facilities are not available, especially in the rural part of country. Method: Patients with either sex, aged between 18 and 60 years with diagnosis of cirrhosis were studied. Detailed history, physical examination along with relevant investigations were recorded and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done within 2–3 days of investigation. Esophageal varices were graded as I-IV, using the Paquet grading system and patients were classified dichotomously either as having large esophageal varices (LEV) group A (Grade III-IV) and no varices group B (grade I-II). Result: A total of 50 patients with cirrhosis of liver were recruited in the study. Among hematological markers, only low platelet count was significantly associated with the presence of LEV (P value |
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