Stefanescu Horia, Procopet Bogdan
Horia Stefanescu, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec 7;20(45):16811-9. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16811.
Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is a good, but still limited tool to noninvasively assess complications and prognosis in patients with advanced liver disease. This review aims to consider the role of LSM for the diagnosis of portal hypertension-related complications and for assessment of prognosis in cirrhotic patients, and to highlight the drawbacks as well as some alternatives for improving the performance. Hence, this field is far from being closed, and deserves more attention. There is still a place for more carefully designed studies to find new, innovative and reliable approaches.
肝脏硬度测量(LSM)是一种用于无创评估晚期肝病患者并发症和预后的良好但仍有局限性的工具。本综述旨在探讨LSM在诊断门静脉高压相关并发症以及评估肝硬化患者预后方面的作用,并强调其缺点以及一些可改善性能的替代方法。因此,该领域远未定论,值得更多关注。仍需要开展更精心设计的研究,以找到新的、创新且可靠的方法。