Liver Failure, Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

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Transient elastography is unreliable for detection of cirrhosis in patients with acute liver damage†

  1. Abdurrahman Sagir,
  2. Andreas Erhardt,
  3. Marcus Schmitt,
  4. Dieter Häussinger‡,*

Article first published online: 20 DEC 2007

DOI: 10.1002/hep.22056

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 47, Issue 2, pages 592–595, February 2008

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Sagir, A., Erhardt, A., Schmitt, M. and Häussinger, D. (2008), Transient elastography is unreliable for detection of cirrhosis in patients with acute liver damage. Hepatology, 47: 592–595. doi: 10.1002/hep.22056

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  1. Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinik Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

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*Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinik Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

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    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 20 DEC 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 18 SEP 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 21 AUG 2007

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