Hepatic fibrosis scan for liver stiffness score measurement: A useful preendoscopic screening test for the detection of varices in postoperative patients with biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-328

  Chang, Hye Kyung ^a   Park, Youn Joon ^b   Koh, Hong ^a   Kim, Seong Min ^a   Chung, Ki Sup ^a   Oh, Jung Tak ^a   Han, Seok Joo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atresia Esophageal; Biliary; Stiffness; Varices FibroScan Gastric; Varices Liver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STOMACH VARICES;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELASTIC MODULUS; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70349143466     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819de7ba     Document Type: Article

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