Chronic Hepatitis
New Chronic Hepatitis Study Findings Reported from H. Stefanescu and Co-Authors
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 14th, 2011
2011 MAR 14 -- According to recent research from Romania, "Splenomegaly in a common finding in liver cirrhosis that should determine changes in the spleen's density because of portal and splenic congestion and/or because of tissue hyperplasia and fibrosis. These changes might be quantified by elastography, so the aim of the study was to investigate whether spleen stiffness measured by transient elastography varies as liver disease progresses and whether this would be a suitable method for the noninvasive evaluation of the presence of esophageal varices."
"One hundred and ninety-one patients (135 liver cirrhosis, 39 chronic hepatitis and 17 healthy controls)...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2011-03-14)
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