Gall bladder wall thickening as non-invasive screening parameter for esophageal varices – a comparative endoscopic – sonographic study

Table 2 Sonographic, clinical and laboratory findings in patients without esophageal varices (non-EV = 122) and endoscopically confirmed varices (EV = 72)

Parameter	non-EV n = 120	EV n = 72	p-value
Gall bladder wall thickness	2.8 ± 1.2 mm	4.4 ± 2.1 mm	< 0.0001
Gall bladder length	61.6 ± 17.6 mm	61.1 ± 21.8 mm	0.867
Gall bladder diameter	25.0 ± 8.6 mm	27.1 ± 10.0 mm	0.128
Liver size in MCL	13.8 ± 2.1 cm	14.7 ± 2.6 cm	0.015
Spleen diameter	112.9 ± 23.9 mm	138.0 ± 28.2 mm	< 0.0001
Portal vein diameter	11.6 ± 2.1 mm	12.4 ± 2.9 mm	0.045
Portal vein velocity	18.0 ± 3.9 cm/s	18.0 ± 5.8 cm/s	0.968
INR	1.09 ± 0.38	1.39 ± 0.46	< 0.0001
Platelet count	226.6 ± 85.9 × 1.000/μl	128.1 ± 99.2 × 1.000/μl	< 0.0001

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