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Noninvasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in patients with HIV infection and HCV/HBV co‐infection
Author(s) -
Moreno S.,
GarcíaSamaniego J.,
Moreno A.,
Ortega E.,
Pineda J. A.,
Del Romero J.,
Tural C.,
Von Wichmann M. A.,
Berenguer J.,
Castro Á.,
Espacio R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of viral hepatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1365-2893
pISSN - 1352-0504
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01088.x
Subject(s) - medicine , liver biopsy , liver fibrosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , stage (stratigraphy) , transient elastography , liver disease , fibrosis , clinical practice , pathology , intensive care medicine , immunology , biopsy , physical therapy , biology , paleontology
Summary. The measurement of fibrosis stage critically affects the identification of the progression of liver disease, the establishment of a prognosis and therapeutic decision making. Liver biopsy has been the single, most useful method to determine the degree of liver fibrosis (LF), but with recognized limitations, mainly associated with its invasiveness. In recent years, alternative noninvasive methods have been developed, including imaging methods, such as transient elastometry, and assays based on serum biomarkers. This article reviews the available studies evaluating the value of various noninvasive methods for the assessment of LF in patients with HIV‐infection and HBV/HCV co‐infection, and makes recommendations on how to best use and combine them in clinical practice.