Open AccessUse of shear wave elastography for the diagnosis and follow-up of biliary atresia: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Ellen Wagner,
Hussien Ahmed H. Abdelgawad,
Meghan Landry,
Belal Asfour,
Mark B. Slidell,
Ruba Azzam
Publication year - 2022
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.v28.i32.4726
Subject(s) - elastography , biliary atresia , medicine , transient elastography , radiology , diagnostic odds ratio , fibrosis , ultrasound , meta analysis , liver fibrosis , liver transplantation , transplantation
Timely differentiation of biliary atresia (BA) from other infantile cholestatic diseases can impact patient outcomes. Additionally, non-invasive staging of fibrosis after Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy has not been widely standardized. Shear wave elastography is an ultrasound modality that detects changes in tissue stiffness. The authors propose that the utility of elastography in BA can be elucidated through meta-analysis of existing studies.