"Are the Expanded Baveno VI Criteria really safe to screen compensated cirrhotic patients for high-risk varices?"

Dig Liver Dis. 2019 Mar;51(3):456-457. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.12.013. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

Authors

Elton Dajti¹, Federico Ravaioli¹, Antonio Colecchia², Giovanni Marasco¹, Paul Calès³, Davide Festi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
² Gastroenterology Unit, Borgo Trento University Hospital, Piazzale Aristide Stefani 1, 37126, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.colecchia@aovr.veneto.it.
³ Hepatology department, University Hospital Angers, 4 Rue Larrey, 49100, Angers, France.

PMID: 30635194
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.12.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Multicenter Study
Validation Study

MeSH terms

End Stage Liver Disease / complications*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / statistics & numerical data*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnosis*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology
Humans
Nomograms
Prospective Studies