Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	28558
Country	Italy

Received	2016-07-05 12:07
Peer-Review Started	2016-07-06 18:42
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Return for Revision	2016-08-02 16:03
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-09-08 10:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-09-14 19:04

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Diagnostic Advances
Article Title	Role of spleen elastography in patients with chronic liver diseases
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mariangela Giunta, Dario Conte and Mirella Fraquelli
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mirella Fraquelli, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy. mfraquelli@yahoo.it
Key Words	Cirrhosis; Spleen stiffness; Elastography; Portal hypertension; Transient elastography
Core Tip	Spleen elastography is an attractive tool used as an alternative and/or complementary method to assess liver fibrosis, portal hypertension and complications related to cirrhosis. There are several elastography techniques to measure spleen stiffness, all characterized by non-invasiveness and repeatability. Current data from the literature show the higher accuracy of spleen stiffness as compared to liver stiff-ness, in predicting major complications of cirrhosis. Thus, despite some limitations, spleen stiffness seems to be a better prognostic predictor in patients with chronic liver disease.
Publish Date	2016-09-14 19:04
Citation	Giunta M, Conte D, Fraquelli M. Role of spleen elastography in patients with chronic liver diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(35): 7857-7867
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i35/7857.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.7857

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