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FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase score in an Asian cohort of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its utility in predicting histological resolution with bariatric surgery.

Abhinav AnandAnshuman ElhenceManas VaishnavAmit Anurag SinghMahendra Singh RajputVikas BanyalVikas JindalPiyush PathakPeeyush KumarBaibaswata NayakRajni YadavPrasenjit DasHarshit GargLokesh AgarwalSandeep AggarwalRamesh Kumar. Shalimar
Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)
FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase score demonstrated good discrimination for fibrotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in our cohort. However, a miscalibration resulted in overprediction. The score correlated well with the histological response to interventions for NAFLD.
Keyphrases
  • liver fibrosis
  • bariatric surgery
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • systemic sclerosis
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • liver injury