Predicting gastroesophageal varices through spleen magnetic resonance elastography in pediatric liver fibrosis

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2019; 25(3): 367-377
Published online Jan 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i3.367

Table 3 Characteristics of biliary atresia patients with and without gastroesophageal varices

		With varices (n = 6)	Without varices (n = 16)	P value¹
Clinical and laboratory findings	Age (yr)	9.0 (7.0-11.0)	10.0 (4.0-18.0)	0.203
	BMI (kg/m²)	17.1 (15.3-25.6)	17.1 (14.8-29.9)	0.914
	APRI	1.21 (0.83-5.00)	0.40 (0.18-3.39)	0.013
Liver MRI findings	Spleen size (cm)	14.1 (10.9-17.2)	11.1 (7.1-19.0)	0.070
	Spleen size ratio	1.33 (0.97-1.52)	0.95 (0.63-1.73)	0.027
	Liver fat fraction (%)	3.0 (2.2-7.0)	2.8 (1.0-18.0)	0.294
	Liver T2* value (msec)	24.7 (15.0-38.8)	23.5 (17.2-64.1)	0.791
	Liver MRE value (kPa)	3.7 (2.9-4.6)	3.3 (2.5-6.0)	0.541
	Spleen MRE value (kPa)	12.0 (7.1-17.8)	8.4 (5.0-11.4)	0.013

¹From the Mann-Whitney U test. The values are the median (range). BMI: Body mass index; APRI: Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index; MRE: Magnetic resonance elastography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.

Citation: Yoon H, Shin HJ, Kim MJ, Han SJ, Koh H, Kim S, Lee MJ. Predicting gastroesophageal varices through spleen magnetic resonance elastography in pediatric liver fibrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(3): 367-377
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i3.367