CORRELATION OF PLATELET COUNT–SPLEEN DIAMETER RATIO  WITH ESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Adarsh MM, Venugopal H , Karthik KH

CORRELATION OF PLATELET COUNT–SPLEEN DIAMETER RATIO WITH ESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Authors

Adarsh MM, Venugopal H , Karthik KH

Keywords:

liver cirrhosis; esophageal varices; platelet count; spleen diameter; non invasive predictor; portal hypertension

Abstract

Background: Esophageal varices are a majorcomplication of liver cirrhosis, and their earlydetection is important for preventing varicealbleeding. Endoscopy remains the reference standard for diagnosis but is invasive, costly,and resource-intensive, which has promptedinterest in simple non-invasive predictors

References

1. Garcia-Tsao G, Sanyal AJ, Grace ND, Carey W; Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Prevention and gastroesophageal management varices and of variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis. Hepatology hemorrhage in cirrhosis. Hepatology 2007;46(3):922-938. doi:10.1002/hep.21907.

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Published

2026-08-14

How to Cite

Adarsh MM, Venugopal H , Karthik KH. (2026). CORRELATION OF PLATELET COUNT–SPLEEN DIAMETER RATIO WITH ESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS. International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 2803–2810. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2772