title: Prediction of oesophageal variceal bleeding by measuring spleen stiffness in patients with liver cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takuma
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nouso
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomokuni
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahara
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takabatake
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005544:Forecasting; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D013154:Spleen
keywords: LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OESOPHAGEAL VARICES; PORTAL HYPERTENSION