ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Combi-Elasto Evaluation of the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Children with Cholestatic Liver Disease.
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- Early Prediction of Biliary Atresia Using Combi-Elastography in Infants ≤ 60 Days of Age.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Revisiting Hepatic Fibrosis Risk in Congenital Heart Disease: Insights from Non-Invasive Markers and Echocardiography.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cholestatic liver disease is a common liver disease in infants and young children. Liver fibrosis is a key factor affecting the prognosis, and liver transplantation is the only treatment option for liver cirrhosis. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Combi-elasto for diagnosing liver fibrosis in children affected by cholestatic liver disease. A total of 64 children with S1-S4-grade liver fibrosis were enrolled. The general data, routine ultrasound, Combi-elasto, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) and Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score were compared among children with different grades of liver fibrosis, and the efficacy of the above indexes for evaluating the degree of liver fibrosis was reported. There were remarkable differences in liver size, liver echogenicity, Young's modulus (E), fibrosis index (FI), activity index (AI) and FIB-4 score among the groups (all
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