Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio as a predictor of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio as a predictor of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients.

This letter regards the very interesting paper published in Annals of Hepatology 2009; 8(4): 325-30 by Barrera, et al.1 The authors emphasize an important matter, which is the burden of frequently endoscopying cirrhotic patients in order to verifying for the presence of esophageal varices (EV) and indicating the proper prophylaxis to avoid bleeding. They evaluate the platelet count/spleen diame...

Can platelet count/spleen diameter ratio be used for cirrhotic children to predict esophageal varices?

AIM To determine the laboratory and radiologic parameters, including the platelet count (PC)-to-spleen diameter (SD) ratio as a non-invasive marker that may predict the presence of esophageal varices (EV) in children with cirrhosis. METHODS Eighty-nine patients with cirrhosis, but without a history of variceal bleeding were prospectively included. The children were grouped into 6-12 and 12-18...

Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio: analysis of its capacity as a predictor of the existence of esophageal varices.

CONTEXT Upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated to esophageal varices is the most dramatic complication of cirrhosis. It is recommended screening every cirrhotic for esophageal varices with endoscopy. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the capacity of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio in non-invasively predicting esophageal varices in a population of cirrhotics originated in an independent cent...

Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio as a predictor of oesophageal varices in alcoholic cirrhosis.

Platelet count to splenic diameter ratio and other noninvasive markers as predictors of esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Endoscopy as a screening modality for esophageal varices is becoming difficult because of its invasiveness, cost, and increased burden of liver cirrhosis. This study aims to determine the diagnostic accuracy of simple and noninvasive markers in detecting esophageal varices. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four variables (platelet count, portal vein diameter, splenic diameter, and ratio ...