COMPARISON OF MEAN PLATELETS COUNT/ SPLEEN LENGTH RATIO AND PORTAL VEIN DIAMETER AMONG DIFFERENT GRADES OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background and aims: Cirrhotic patients frequently undergo screening endoscopy for the presence of oesophageal varices (OV). In the future, this social and medical burden will increase due to the greater number of patients with chronic liver disease and their improved survival. Researches showed that the use of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio and portal vein diameyter for the noninvasive assessment of EV seems to fulfill these requirements and is based on pathophysiological criteria as well.In this study, our aims were to determine the correlation of OV with portal vein diameter (PVD) and platelet count/spleen diameter (PC/SL) ratio and their 
comparative evaluation in patients of liver cirrhosis.