Normal Values of Spleen Stiffness in Healthy Volunteers and Effect of Meal on Liver Stiffness and Spleen Stiffness

Background: The portal hypertension leads to variceal bleeding. Spleen stiffness (SS) is useful in estimating esophageal varices risk and less invasive as compared with reference standard method (hepatic venous pressure gradient). Using different methods of ultrasound elastography as well as differe...

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Main Authors: Natrada Luekiatphaisan, Natthaporn Tanpowpong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmu.jmu_171_23
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