Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	42783
Country	Austria

Received	2018-10-10 02:14
Peer-Review Started	2018-10-10 05:38
To Make the First Decision	2018-10-17 00:40
Return for Revision	2018-10-23 02:15
Revised	2018-11-27 17:43
Second Decision	2018-12-19 09:51
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2018-12-20 01:49
Articles in Press	2018-12-20 01:49
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Elastography-based screening for esophageal varices in patients with advanced chronic liver disease
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rafael Paternostro, Thomas Reiberger and Theresa Bucsics
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Rafael Paternostro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-5769 Thomas Reiberger http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-3583 Theresa Bucsics http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3901-4111
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Corresponding Author	Thomas Reiberger, MD, Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, Vienna A-1090, Austria. thomas.reiberger@meduniwien.ac.at
Key Words	Elastography; Liver stiffness; Spleen stiffness; Shear wave; Magnetic resonance elastography; Varices; Portal hypertension; Cirrhosis; Advanced chronic liver disease
Core Tip	Elastography-based measurement of liver stiffness (LSM) and spleen stiffness (SSM) represent an important non-invasive screening tool for esophageal varices (EVs). Transient elastography (TE) is most widely validated, and the combined TE-based LSM < 20 kPa and platelet count (PLT) > 150 G/L algorithm has been adopted by newest guidelines as a tool to rule-out varices-needing-treatment (VNTs). While LSM and SSM by novel shear wave elastography devices and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) may be more accurate to reflect the risk of EV and VNT, their value in clinical practice remains to be established.
Publish Date	2019-01-21 05:38
Citation	Paternostro R, Reiberger T, Bucsics T. Elastography-based screening for esophageal varices in patients with advanced chronic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(3): 308-329
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i3/308.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i3.308

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