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Correlation between Fecal Calprotectin Level and Presence of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: Background Esophageal varices are a serious complication of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis, and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy — the diagnostic gold standard — is invasive and resource-intensive. Fecal calprotectin, a neutrophil-derived marker of intestinal inflammation, has been proposed as a non-invasive marker of portal-hypertension-related gut changes. Aim To evaluate fecal calprotectin as a non-invasive predictor of the presence and severity of esophageal varices in patients with HCV-related liver cirrhosis.

Source: Research Square

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10832945/v1

Authors: Mai Saad Ghanem, Nermin Saad Ghanem, Fatma Atef Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed

Institution: Zagazig University

Language: English

Topic: Liver Disease and Transplantation

Subfield: Hepatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225820610

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