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The role of Fibroscan in predicting the presence of varices in patients with cirrhosis

Overview of attention for article published in European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, November 2015
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Title
The role of Fibroscan in predicting the presence of varices in patients with cirrhosis
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European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, November 2015
DOI 10.1097/meg.0000000000000432
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Waleed K. Al-Hamoudi, Awny A. Abdelrahman, Ahmed Helmy, Shirin Anil, Nehal Khamis, Maha Arafah, Khalid A. Alswat, Youssef M. Suwefy, Faisal M. Sanai, Faleh Al Faleh, Ayman A. Abdo

Abstract

Transient elastography is a relatively new, noninvasive method of measuring liver stiffness. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography and other noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of esophageal varices (EV) in patients with cirrhosis. This cross-sectional study graded EV according to size in 145 consecutive patients with cirrhosis who underwent endoscopy, Fibroscan, and other noninvasive diagnostic methods. The accuracy of these diagnostic methods in diagnosing EV was evaluated on the basis of area under receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves. Elastography was successful in 123 patients. Of these, 54.5% had hepatitis C and 10.6% had hepatitis B. EV were absent in 39.8%, small EV was present in 24.4%, and large EV was present in 35.8% of patients. Fibroscan, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index, and international normalized ratio showed low accuracy in diagnosing EV in non-viral-related cirrhosis patients (AUROCs 0.66, 0.68, and 0.67, respectively). Fibroscan and aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index were more accurate in measuring EV with a viral etiology (AUROCs 0.704 and 0.703, respectively). A cutoff value of 16.9 kPa was 83.8% sensitive in diagnosing EV in non-viral-cirrhotic patients, whereas a cutoff value of 19.9 kPa was 83.4% sensitive in diagnosing EV in patients with viral hepatitis. Fibroscan was moderately accurate in diagnosing grade I-EV and less accurate in diagnosing grades II and III EV in all cirrhotic patients, irrespective of the underlying etiology. Fibroscan might be useful in predicting the presence of EV in patients with cirrhosis with a viral etiology. However, endoscopy remains the gold standard for EV screening.

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Unknown 41 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Librarian 10 24%
Researcher 4 10%
Student > Postgraduate 3 7%
Professor 3 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 5%
Other 9 22%
Unknown 10 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 14 34%
Unspecified 10 24%
Psychology 2 5%
Computer Science 1 2%
Arts and Humanities 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 12 29%
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#8,262,445
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#522
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#97,055
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Outputs of similar age from European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
#6
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