The Utility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Adults with Morbid Obesity: A Prospective Study

Patients with morbid obesity are at high risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) complicated by liver fibrosis. The clinical utility of transient elastography (TE) by Fibroscan in patients with morbid obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m(2)) is not well-defined. We examined the diagnos...

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Autores principales: Ali, Ahmad Hassan, Al Juboori, Alhareth, Petroski, Gregory F., Diaz-Arias, Alberto A., Syed-Abdul, Majid M., Wheeler, Andrew A., Ganga, Rama R., Pitt, James B., Spencer, Nicole M., Hammoud, Ghassan M., Rector, R. Scott, Parks, Elizabeth J., Ibdah, Jamal A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8911197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268293
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11051201

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