Ö. Küçükdemirci

Association between baseline FIB-4 score and bleeding presentation among cirrhotic patients with F3 esophageal varices without high-risk stigmata

Aims: Esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Although endoscopic grading is central to risk stratification, it remains uncertain whether non-invasive fibrosis-based indices provide additional discriminatory value among patients with advanced...