Fibrofast and fibrosis-4 versus fibroscan as indicators of hepatic fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients: A cross sectional Study
Afr. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol
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5(1): 58-73, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Aims:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a broad category for a disease spectrum that includes simple steatosis, which can proceed to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and, finally, hepatocellular carcinoma. Owing to the invasive nature of liver biopsy, the need for non-invasive tools were required for diagnosis.Objective:
To compare the performance of simple biochemical scores (fibroblast) FIB-5 and (fibrosis-4) FIB-4 with fibroscan to differentiate mild to moderate fibrosis (MF; F0 to F2) from advanced fibrosis (AF; F3 to F4) in patients with NAFLD. Patients andmethods:
This cross-sectional study was done on 116 NAFLD patients. All patients were scanned with the FibroScan examination. FIB-5 and FIB-4 were calculated for all patients.Results:
The mean kPa score (liver stiffness measurement score) of the patients belonging to advanced fibrosis [9.53 ± 1.05]. The FIB-4 score was significantly higher in patients with advanced fibrosis (1.54 ± 0.38) compared with patients with mild to moderate fibrosis (1.18 ± 0.44), p-value = 0.001, whereas the FIB-5 score was insignificant between patients.Conclusion:
FIB-4 is superior to FIB-5 as a non-invasive simple marker in diagnosing advanced fibrosis in NAFLD patients.
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Basic Medical Science Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia/SA
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Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University Hospital, El-Geesh St., Tanta, Egypt/EG
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Tanta University Hospital, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, El-Geesh St., Tanta, Egypt/EG
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