Early detection in routine clinical practice of cirrhosis and oesophageal varices in chronic hepatitis C: comparison of transient elastography (FibroScan) with standard laboratory tests and non-invasive scores.

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Published in J Hepatol on October 26, 2008

Authors

Laurent Castéra1, Brigitte Le Bail, Françoise Roudot-Thoraval, Pierre-Henri Bernard, Juliette Foucher, Wassil Merrouche, Patrice Couzigou, Victor de Lédinghen

Author Affiliations

1: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux, Pessac, France. laurent.castera@chu-bordeaux.fr

Associated clinical trials:

A New Screening Strategy for Varices (LSSM-RCT) | NCT02024347

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