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Baveno VI Recommendation on Avoidance of Screening Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients

Silva, Mário Jorge; Bernardes, Carlos; Pinto, João; Loureiro, Rafaela; Duarte, Pedro; Mendes, Milena; Calinas, Filipe

Introduction: Recent studies assessed the predictive value of liver transient elastography, combined or not with platelet count, for the presence of esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis, and multiple cutoffs have been proposed. The Baveno VI consensus states that patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease, liver stiffness <20 kPa, and a platelet count >150,000 have a very low risk o...


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