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Noninvasive characterization of graft steatosis after liver transplantation.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2015
Karlas Thomas, Kollmeier Johanna, Böhm Stephan, Müller Jürgen, Kovacs Peter, Tröltzsch Michael, Weimann Antje, Bartels Michael, Rosendahl Jonas, Mössner Joachim, Berg Thomas, Keim Volker, Wiegand Johannes
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OBJECTIVE: Liver graft steatosis has not been noninvasively evaluated yet. We therefore characterized liver transplant recipients by transient elastography (TE) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and correlated the results with clinical and genetic risk factors. METHODS: A total of 204 patients (pretransplant disease: n = 102 nonalcoholic etiology, nonalcoholic liver cirrhosis (non-ALC); n = 102 alcoholic...
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