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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 2 Doppler ultrasound and elastography assessment in studied patients based on presence of EV

From: Diagnostic accuracy of shear wave elastography versus laboratory parameters as non-invasive screening tool for esophageal varices

Variables

EV group (n = 60)

No-EV group (n = 40)

p value

Doppler ultrasound

 PVV (cm/s)

7.90 ± 2.35

16.56 ± 3.90

< 0.001

Shear wave elastography

 Liver stiffness (kPa)

49.11 ± 5.67

31.11 ± 8.45

0.03

 Splenic stiffness (kPa)

65.56 ± 15.44

41.56 ± 16.11

< 0.001

  1. Data was expressed in form of mean ± sd
  2. EV esophageal varices, PVV portal vein velocity
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