title: Spleen stiffness as a screening strategy for esophageal varices: still not the answer.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Post-Graduation Course of Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors: Angelo Zambam
authors: AZ
authors: de Mattos
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Post-Graduation Course of Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors: Angelo Alves
authors: AA
authors: de Mattos
mesh_terms: D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*