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Elastography as a non-invasive method of screening non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the adult phenotype of paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea.
Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung - 1 Dec 2024
Durdikova Anna, Durdik Peter, Prso Marek, Dvorska Dominika, Remen Lukas, Vojtkova Jarmila, Oleksak Filip, Banovcin Peter
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PURPOSE: The high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) calls for early non-invasive screening. The aim of this study was to use ultrasonographic liver echogenicity and elasticity to evaluate the early stages of liver injury in obese children with OSA. METHODS: Fifty-five obese children with OSA aged 12 to 15 years were included. The control...
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