S Akram, F Shafi, S Kausar, H U Banna.
The Relationship Between Serum Bilirubin Levels and Oesophageal Variceal Size in Patents with Chronic Liver.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;7(2):125-6.

The purpose of study was to find the relationship between serum bilirubin levels and oesophageal variceal size in patients suffering from chronic liver disease. Twenty patients with chronic liver disease and oesophageal varices were included in the study. Twenty percent had scrum bilirubin levels upto 1.6mg% and varices of grade 11. Twenty percent had serum bilirubin levels between 1.7-2.0 mg% and variceal grade was either II or III. In another 20% scrum bilirubin levels were between 2.0-3.0mg% were associated with varices of grade III and IV. Forty percent patients with serum bilirubin more than 3mg% had grade III varices. Therefore 60% patients with scrum bilirubin levels of 2mg% or more were associated with grade III or IV varices.

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