In patients with cirrhosis, LSM positively correlated with the presence of esophageal varices (P = 0.002), although no correlation between LSM and esophageal varices size was detected.

• 在肝硬化病人，虽然并未发现LSM和食道静脉曲张间的相互关系，但LSM确实与存在食道静脉曲张有关（P＝0.；002）。