This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
The Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score is used for: 
Select and explain. 
A. Cirrhosis, B. Hepatocellular carcinoma, C. Biliary atresia, D. None of the above
A: Cirrhosis
Answer: A: Cirrhosis 
Explanation: The Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score was originally developed to evaluate the risk of poocaval shunt procedures secondary to poal hypeension and subsequently has been shown to be useful in predicting surgical risks of other intra-abdominal operations performed on cirrhotic patients. Ref: Schwaz's principle of surgery 9th edition, chapter 31.