According to Baveno VI, patients with chronic liver disease with platelets>150,000 uL and liver stiffness measured by elastography <20kPa can avoid upper endoscopy for screening varices. These criteria were widely validated presenting high specificity but low sensitivity. Recently, Augustin S et al. proposed expanded Baveno criteria (platelets> 110,000uL and liver stiffness <25kPa). The aim of this study was to validate Baveno's expanded criteria in our center.