Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 9/F, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Hong Kong, China.
State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
J Gastroenterol. 2020 Aug;55(8):731-741. doi: 10.1007/s00535-020-01686-8. Epub 2020 May 25.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects at least 25% of the general adult population worldwide. Because only a fraction of the patients would develop liver-related complications, it is preferable to perform non-invasive tests as the initial assessment. This review summarizes the known and potential confounding factors that affect the performance of non-invasive tests of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with NAFLD. Clinicians may apply the knowledge and exercise caution in selecting investigations and interpreting test results when confounding factors are present.
非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)影响着全球至少 25%的普通成年人群。由于只有一部分患者会发展为与肝脏相关的并发症,因此最好进行非侵入性检查作为初始评估。这篇综述总结了已知和潜在的混杂因素,这些因素会影响 NAFLD 患者肝脂肪变性和纤维化的非侵入性检查的性能。当存在混杂因素时,临床医生可以应用这些知识并谨慎选择检查和解释检查结果。