Diagnostic non-invasive model of large risky esophageal varices in cirrhotic hepatitis C virus patients

• Published in: World journal of hepatology Vol. 8; no. 24; pp. 1028 - 1037
• Main Authors: Elalfy, Hatem, Elsherbiny, Walid, Abdel Rahman, Ashraf, Elhammady, Dina, Shaltout, Shaker Wagih, Elsamanoudy, Ayman Z, El Deek, Bassem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 28.08.2016
• Subjects: diagnosis; Diagnostic; hepatitis; model;Large; Observational Study; tomography;noninvasive; variceal; varices;Cirrhotic; virus;Computed; Diagnostic model; Noninvasive variceal diagnosis; Computed tomography; Large varices; Cirrhotic hepatitis C virus

AIM To build a diagnostic non-invasive model for screening of large varices in cirrhotic hepatitis C virus(HCV) patients. METHODS This study was conducted on 124 post-HCV cirrhotic patients presenting to the clinics of the Endemic Medicine Department at Mansoura University Hospital for evaluation be...