The Use of Transient Elastography Technology in the Bariatric Patient: a Review of the Literature.
Max M PuthenpuraVishal PatelJohn FamLeon KatzDavid S TichanskyStephan MyersPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
Transient elastography (TE) is a non-invasive technology that demonstrates promise in assessing liver steatosis and fibrosis without the risks of traditional percutaneous liver biopsy. Many studies have examined its reliability in respect to liver biopsy, but fewer have examined using TE in obese and bariatric surgery patients. With evidence showing that bariatric surgery can lead to improvement of liver steatosis and fibrosis, TE has the potential to provide a simple avenue of hepatic assessment in patients before and after procedures. This review article investigates what is known about the reliability of TE and its implementation in obese and bariatric surgery patients.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- obese patients
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic kidney disease
- adipose tissue
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- ultrasound guided
- insulin resistance
- liver fibrosis
- type diabetes
- primary care
- roux en y gastric bypass
- fine needle aspiration
- skeletal muscle
- climate change
- cerebral ischemia
- minimally invasive
- case report
- big data
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- case control