Studies conducted in multiple etiologies appeared to be preeminently superior to solitary and double factors [16.74 (8.23-33.84) vs 6.35 (3.77-10.68), and 16.74 (8.23-33.84) vs 6.18 (1.86-20.55)], as shown in Table 2 , whereas the heterogeneity of etiology revealed that the one factor ( I 2 = 30.4%) etiology altered in a decreasing trend.
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Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography (FibroScan) in detection of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: A meta-analysis.
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