• Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
SONG Bin, Email: songlab_radiology@163.com
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Objective To summarize the research progress of CT related to esophageal varices of cirrhotic patients complicated with portal hypertension.Methods Relevant CT literatures of esophageal varices of cirrhotic patients complicated with portal hypertension were collected to make an review,then summarized the research status and progress of CT in the diagnosis and evaluation of lower esophageal varices.Result CT had a good correlation with endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal varices, and CT was of great value in evaluating the presence, degree, and risk of esophageal varicose veins, especially in predicting the risk of esophageal varicose veins, which could be used as an effective modality to assist endoscopic examination to a certain extent.Conclusions CT is an important examination method for esophageal varices, which has important value in diagnosis and evaluation. In the future, more further researches can be carried out to provide more strong and accurate support for the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal varices.

Citation: WAN Shang, HUANG Zixing, SONG Bin. Research progress in CT study of lower esophageal varices with liver cirrhosis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2019, 26(6): 742-747. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201904094 Copy

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