Elastography as a non-invasive method of screening non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the adult phenotype of paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea.

Anna Durdikova Peter Durdik Marek Prso Dominika Dvorska Lukas Remen Jarmila Vojtková Filip Oleksak Peter Banovcin

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2024)

These findings suggest that ultrasound elastography is a useful non-invasive screening test for OSA-related steatohepatitis in obese adolescents, but other clinical studies are needed to confirm this result.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
physical activity
young adults
positive airway pressure
adipose tissue
magnetic resonance imaging
weight loss
type diabetes
emergency department
sleep quality
bariatric surgery
computed tomography
depressive symptoms
sleep apnea