Although upper gastrointestinal endoscopy continues to be the gold standard for detecting varices, the Baveno VI criteria combine ... in missing the incidental detection of esophageal and gastric ...
The varix was large in 140 (46%); RC sign was observed in 59 (19%); and gastric varices were found in 76 (25%) patients. The main comorbidities found were diabetes mellitus in 43 (14% ...