Assessment of Liver Stiffness in Pediatric Fontan Patients Using Transient Elastography

Background. Hepatic fibrosis is a potential complication following Fontan surgery and heralds long-term risk for cirrhosis. Transient elastography (TE) is a rapid, noninvasive method to assess liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. Objectives. To compare liver stiffness and liver biochemistrie...

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Autores principales: Chen, Becky, Schreiber, Richard A., Human, Derek G., Potts, James E., Guttman, Orlee R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5021462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27656638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7125193

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5021462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27656638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7125193

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