학술논문
Liver Stiffness as a Predictor of Esophageal Varices Requiring Therapy in HIV/Hepatitis C Virus—Coinfected Patients With Cirrhosis.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*ESOPHAGEAL varices
*HEPATITIS C virus
*HIV-positive persons
*CIRRHOSIS of the liver
*ENDOSCOPY
*PATIENTS
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ISSN
1525-4135
Abstract
The article presents a study that evaluates the capability of liver stiffness (LS) to predict esophageal varices that leads to the need for preventive therapy particularly in patients coinfected with HIV or hepatitis C virus (HCV). The study is undertaken in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients exhibiting liver cirrhosis who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The study reveals that LS is associated with portal pressure in HCV monoinfected patients and can predict esophageal varices.