Extrahepatic cholestasis and liver stiffness by transient elastography

increased liver stiffness in extrahepatic cholestasis caused by choledocholithiasis

Increased liver stiffness in extrahepatic cholestasis caused by choledocholithiasis

BACKGROUND Extrahepatic cholestasis that is caused by benign and malignant diseases has been reported to increase liver stiffness (LS), as measured by transient elastography (TE). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate LS in patients with extrahepatic cholestasis due to choledocholithiasis before and after endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone removal. PATIENTS AND METHODS LS was me...

Influencing factors of transient elastography in detecting liver stiffness.

Liver stiffness, which correlates well with liver fibrosis stage, can be measured noninvasively by transient elastography, also known as Fibroscan. The present study aimed to determine the independent factors influencing Fibroscan detection by multiple regression analysis. A total of 181 patients who required liver biopsy were enrolled. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) was detected by Fibrosca...

Transient Elastography-Based Liver Stiffness Age-Dependently Increases in Children

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pediatric use of liver transient elastography (TE) is attractive for its non-invasiveness, but reference values have not been established. We aimed to determine reference values for TE in children. METHODS In pediatric patients (1 to 18 years), TE (FibroScan®) with an M probe was used for both liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and measurement of hepatic fat deposition by u...

Relationship between Cerebral Microbleeds and Liver Stiffness Determined by Transient Elastography

BACKGROUND & AIMS Liver fibrosis is a multifactorial disease that can affect the development of cerebral small vessel diseases (SVDs) including cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), leukoaraiosis, and silent infarctions. Transient elastography can accurately assess the degree of liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness (LS). In the present study, we investigated the association between SVDs and LS va...