Open AccessLiver stiffness measurements in patients with HBV vs HCV chronic hepatitis: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Ioan Sporea
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i38.4832
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis c , hepatitis b , hepatitis , fibrosis , liver disease , virus , biopsy , immunology
To assess the values of liver stiffness (LS) in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic hepatitis and to compare them with those in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic hepatitis.