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Longitudinal assessment of liver stiffness in patients undergoing antiviral treatment for hepatitis C.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Oct 2013
Stasi Cristina, Arena Umberto, Zignego Anna Linda, Corti Giampaolo, Monti Monica, Triboli Elisa, Pellegrini Elena, Renzo Sara, Leoncini Luisa, Marra Fabio, Laffi Giacomo, Milani Stefano, Pinzani Massimo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Liver stiffness has been suggested as a parameter of fibrosis progression/regression in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. AIM: To evaluate stiffness before and after peginterferon-ribavirin treatment. METHODS: Stiffness was prospectively measured in 74 HCV patients, 32 genotypes 1/4 (43.25%) and 42 genotypes 2/3 (56.75%), before, at end of treatment, and after 3 years of follow-up (49 patients). On...
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