Modified spleen stiffness measurement by transient elastography is associated with presence of large oesophageal varices in patients with compensated hepatitis C virus cirrhosis

Measurement of Spleen Stiffness to Evaluate Portal Hypertension and the Presence of Esophageal Varices in Patients With HCV-Related Cirrhosis

(2012) Antonio Colecchia et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Transient elastography accurately predicts presence of significant portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease

(2010) C. BUREAU et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis

(2010) Dominique Thabut et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Spleen stiffness measurement using fibroscan for the noninvasive assessment of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis patients

(2010) Horia Stefanescu et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Transient elastography and other noninvasive tests to assess hepatic fibrosis in patients with viral hepatitis

(2009) Laurent Castera   JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS

Performance of Transient Elastography for the Staging of Liver Fibrosis: A Meta-Analysis

(2008) Mireen Friedrich–Rust et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding-Unresolved issues. Summary of an American Association for the study of liver diseases and European Association for the study of the liver single-topic conference

(2008) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Insulin resistance is a risk factor for esophageal varices in hepatitis C virus cirrhosis

(2008) Calogero Cammà et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C: An update

(2008) Marc G. Ghany et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Non-invasive (and minimally invasive) diagnosis of oesophageal varices

(2008) Roberto de Franchis   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Towards the non-invasive diagnosis of cirrhosis: The nuts-cirrhosis connection

(2008) Jaime Bosch   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Early detection in routine clinical practice of cirrhosis and oesophageal varices in chronic hepatitis C: Comparison of transient elastography (FibroScan) with standard laboratory tests and non-invasive scores

(2008) Laurent Castéra et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Liver biopsy: The best, not the gold standard

(2008) Pierre Bedossa et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY