Antiviral therapy impacts oesophageal varices in HCV-induced cirrhosis
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:01
in Health & Medicine
Italian researchers have discovered that antiviral treatment and sustained virologic response (SVR) prevents oesophageal varices in patients with compensated hepatitis C (HCV)-induced cirrhosis, indicating that endoscopic surveillance can be safely delayed or avoided in these patients. Full findings are published in the June issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)...