Liver stiffness by transient elastography accompanies illness severity in COVID-19.
Maria EffenbergerChristoph GranderGernot FritscheRosa Bellmann-WeilerFrank HartigSophie WildnerStefanie SeiwaldTimon Erik AdolphHeinz ZollerGunter WeissHerbert TilgPublished in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2020)
Transient elastography is a useful and non-invasive tool to assess onset and severity of acute liver injury in patients with COVID-19 patients. Increased LS seems to be predictive for a more severe and complicated course of disease.