Liver Stiffness Is a Predictor of Rebleeding in Patients With Hepatitis B-Related Cirrhosis: A Real-World Cohort Study

Background: Esophageal vein rebleeding is a life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis. However, the role of non-invasive methods that were developed to evaluate the severity of chronic liver disease, especially in rebleeding, remains unclear.Aims: To evaluate the performance of liver stiffnes...

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Main Authors: Linxiang Liu, Yuan Nie, Yue Zhang, Qi Liu, Xuan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.690825/full