Alcoholism
Study results from P. Nahon and colleagues update understanding of alcoholism
Published in Medical Device Business Week, December 31st, 2008
Fresh data on alcoholism are presented in the report 'Assessment of liver fibrosis using transient elastography in patients with alcoholic liver disease.' "The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) for the diagnosis of extensive fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD). One hundred and seventy-four patients with ALD were enrolled in four liver units and underwent concomitant liver biopsy and LSM," scientists in Bondy, France report.
"Fibrosis was assessed using the Brunt et al. and the Chevallier et al. scoring systems. Steatosis and histological alcoholic hepatitis (HAH) were quoted in classes....
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