A major new step in non-invasive evaluation of portal hypertension: Elastography

摘要

Portal hypertension (PHT) is a major consequence of chronic liver diseases. Its assessment quickly emerged as particularly useful in clinical practice for screening esophageal varices, assessing long-term prognosis and guiding therapeutic interventions. Firstly, early diagnosis of large esophageal varices is justified by the effectiveness of primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding (1), whereas preprimary prophylaxis remains ineffective and may be deleterious in alcoholic patients (2).