Vol. 1, Issue 1, Part F (2014)

Introduction and Background: Esophageal varices are collateral blood vessels that develop in response to portal hypertension, typically located in the submucosal layer of the distal esophagus. The primary aims of this study were to find and examine noninvasive investigative criteria that have the potential to predict the presence and severity of oesophageal varices in individuals with cirrhosis.

Material and Methods: The present study employed an observational cross-sectional design. The current investigation was carried out on a sample of 40 patients who were admitted to the general medicine and medical gastroenterology wards of ICare Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Banbishnupur, PO, Balughata Rd, Haldia, West Bengal. These patients had been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. The study was done between October 2013 and October 2014.

Results: The purpose of our study was to evaluate a range of noninvasive predictors for their ability to accurately predict the existence of significant esophageal varices. Among the cohort of 40 patients under investigation, it was observed that 28 individuals exhibited small varices, while the remaining 12 individuals presented with massive varices. The median age of the little varices group was 28, whereas the median age of the large varices group was 40. In the little varices group, there were 18 male patients and 10 female patients. In the large varices group, there were 16 male patients and 2 female patients.

Conclusion: The correlation between the presence and grade of varices and the severity of liver disorders was observed. Specifically, within the large varices group, 13.6% were classified as CTP-A, 31.8% as CTP-B, and 54.5% as CTP-C.