Multimarker model for non-invasive assessment of variceal bleeding in chronic hepatitis C cirrhotic patients

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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 117040
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.117040

Table 6 Endoscopic findings in group I and group II, n (%)

Parameter¹	Group I (n = 31)	Group II (n = 31)	P value²
OV grades			< 0.01 (HS)
Grade 0	0 (0)	5 (16.1)
Grade 1	5 (16.1)	10 (32.3)
Grade 2	12 (38.7)	13 (41.9)
Grade 3	12 (38.7)	3 (9.7)
Grade 4	2 (6.5)	0 (0)
FV			< 0.01 (HS)
Yes	9 (29)	4 (12.9)
No	22 (71)	27 (87.1)

¹Endoscopic characteristics of cirrhotic patients with and without variceal bleeding, including variceal grading distribution and prevalence of fundal varices.

²Comparisons were performed using the χ² test.

OV: Oesophageal varices; FV: Fundal varices; HS: Highly significant.

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Citation: Othman AAA, Elsharkawy L, Saleh MW, Mohamed MM, Elsayed FMA. Multimarker model for non-invasive assessment of variceal bleeding in chronic hepatitis C cirrhotic patients. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(3): 117040
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.117040

Othman AAA, Elsharkawy L, Saleh MW, Mohamed MM, Elsayed FMA. Multimarker model for non-invasive assessment of variceal bleeding in chronic hepatitis C cirrhotic patients. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(3): 117040 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.117040]

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