Submit a Manuscript: http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/ World J Gastroenterol 2017 January 14; 23(2): 345-356 Help Desk: http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/helpdesk.aspx ISSN 1007-9327 (print) ISSN 2219-2840 (online) DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.345 © 2017 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. META-ANALYSIS Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography (FibroScan) in detection of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: A meta-analysis Ke Pu, Jing-Hong Shi, Xu Wang, Qian Tang, Xin-Jie Wang, Kai-Lin Tang, Zhong-Qi Long, Xing-Sheng Hu Ke Pu, Zhong-Qi Long, School of Clinical Medicine, Dazhou Manuscript source: Unsolicited manuscript College of Chinese Medicine, Dazhou 635000, Sichuan Province, China Correspondence to: Dr. Xing-Sheng Hu, Department of Oncology, Nanchong Central Hospital (The Second Affiliated Jing-Hong Shi, Department of Immunology, Shaanxi University Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College), No.66 Dabei Road, of Chinese Medicine, Xi’an 712046, Shaanxi Province, China Shunqing District, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
[email protected] Xu Wang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Dachuan Telephone: +86-18123180715 Southern Hospital, Dazhou 635000, Sichuan Province, China Fax: +86-818-2698292 Qian Tang, School of Nursing, Georgia Southern University, Received: July 28, 2016 Statesboro, GA 30458, United States Peer-review started: August 2, 2016 First decision: September 20, 2016 Xin-Jie Wang, School of Life Science, Northwest University, Revised: September 29, 2016 Xi’an 712046, Shaanxi Province, China Accepted: