Prospective Evaluation of Liver Stiffness Using Transient Elastography in Alcoholic Patients Following Abstinence.

Aims: Fibroscan® is a non-invasive method to evaluate liver stiffness (LS), however, its accuracy in alcohol-related liver diseases (ALD) especially with respect to active or stopped alcohol drinking is largely unknown. We prospectively evaluated the LS changes in patients with ALD following alcohol...

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Published in:	Alcohol & Alcoholism. Supplement Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 42 - 48
Main Authors:	Gianni, Elena, Forte, Paolo, Galli, Valentina, Razzolini, Giulia, Bardazzi, Gabriele, Annese, Vito
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jan2017
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