Gastroenterology
Liver volume index predicts the risk of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients on propranolol prophylaxis
Beom Hee Kim, Jung Wha Chung, Chung Seop Lee, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Nayoung Kim, Jin-Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1233-1243. Published online February 18, 2019
Background/Aims: Non-selective β-blockers (NSBBs) are used for primary prevention of esophageal variceal hemorrhage (VH) in patients with portal hypertension, but a significant number of patients develop VH while on NSBB therapy. In this study, we sought to determine whether liver volume can predi..
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