Diagnostic Usefulness of APRI and FIB-4 for the Prediction of Liver Fibrosis After Liver Transplantation in Patients Infected with Hepatitis  C Virus

Aspartate transaminase –to–platelet ratio index (APRI) and fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) are well known as representative indirect serum biomarkers related to liver fibrosis. The usefulness of these markers for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis after liver transplantation (LT) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected patients and the influence of splenectomy were investigated.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 25, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: H. Imai, H. Kamei, Y. Onishi, Y. Ishizu, M. Ishigami, H. Goto, Y. Ogura Source Type: research