Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio and Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient for Screening Parameters of Esophageal Varices in Decompensated Hepatic Cirrhosis: An Observational Study
Serum ascites albumin gradient and platelet count to splenic diameter ratio could be considered as a non-invasive screening parameter of esophageal varices in low-resource settings as a low-cost alternative.
Authors
- Kusum Thapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3051-0426)
- Sitaram Khadka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-3817)
- Kushal Shrestha
- Rinku Joshi
- S B Bajracharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3102-5169)
- Sunil Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3094-5035)
Institutions
- Bir Hospital (NP)
- Nepalese Army Institute of Health Services (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nepal Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.v63i292.9263
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00