Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology 2015;(5):300-303

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1008-7125.2015.05.010

Clinical Application of Transient Elastography in Liver Cirrhosis and its Complications

Qinyu XU ; Jing HUA

Keywords

Liver Cirrhosis; Transient Elastography; Liver Stiffness Measurement; Portal Hypertension; Esophageal and Gastric Varices; Carcinoma,Hepatocellular

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Liver cirrhosis is the advanced stage of various chronic liver diseases,and its complications include portal hypertension,esophageal and gastric varices,hepatocellular carcinoma,etc. Transient elastography( TE),a noninvasive method for liver stiffness measurement( LSM),has been used widely to detect liver fibrosis qualitatively and quantitatively. Recently,correlations were observed for LSM with liver cirrhosis and its complications. This article reviewed the studies focused on these correlations,as well as the clinical application of TE.