Noninvasive Prediction of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension and Esophageal Varices in Patients With Compensated Liver Cirrhosis

Abstract

Noninvasive prediction of EV in well-compensated cirrhotic patients is not accurate. However, a model obtained by combining simple laboratory variables has a high sensitivity to predict CSPH in this population and may be useful to select the subset of patients requiring screening endoscopy. By this method, endoscopic screening could be obviated in about 40% of patients.