Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	111406
Country	Italy

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Multiparametric ultrasound for the prediction of the short-term outcome after esophageal varices band ligation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Maria Elena Ainora, Raffaele Borriello, Silvia Pecere, Mattia Paratore, Linda Galasso, Valentin Calvez, Giorgio Esposto, Irene Mignini, Federico Barbaro, Livio Enrico Del Vecchio, Francesca Romana Ponziani, Brigida Eleonora Annicchiarico, Matteo Garcovich, Laura Riccardi, Maurizio Pompili, Cristiano Spada, Antonio Gasbarrini and Maria Assunta Zocco
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Corresponding Author	Maria Assunta Zocco, MD, PhD, Professor, Centro Malattie Apparato Digerente (CEMAD), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Gemelli 1, Rome 00168, Italy. mariaassunta.zocco@unicatt.it
Key Words	Multiparametric ultrasound; Esophageal varices; Endoscopic variceal band ligation; Liver cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Liver stiffness; Spleen stiffness
Core Tip	Follow-up endoscopy is commonly used to assess treatment response after endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) in cirrhotic patients. This study evaluated the usefulness of multiparametric ultrasound to predict the short-term outcome of EVBL in patients with liver cirrhosis. We identified significant parameters associated with variceal eradication such as liver and spleen stiffness and longitudinal changes in dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound variables. This approach could support the usefulness of multiparametric ultrasound for non-invasive evaluation of EVBL efficacy.
Citation	Ainora ME, Borriello R, Pecere S, Paratore M, Galasso L, Calvez V, Esposto G, Mignini I, Barbaro F, Del Vecchio LE, Ponziani FR, Annicchiarico BE, Garcovich M, Riccardi L, Pompili M, Spada C, Gasbarrini A, Zocco MA. Multiparametric ultrasound for the prediction of the short-term outcome after esophageal varices band ligation. World J Gastroenterol 2025; In press

Received	2025-07-02 02:59
Peer-Review Started	2025-07-02 02:59
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Return for Revision	2025-08-05 09:21
Revised	2025-08-19 08:27
Second Decision	2025-09-16 02:35
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-09-16 06:11
Articles in Press	2025-09-16 06:11
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ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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