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Volume 8 Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System Gastro Meet 2018
August 06-07, 2018
August 06-07, 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Gastroenterology and Digestive
Disorders
16th International Conference on
Comparative study between fibroscan and liver biopsy results in chronic HBV patients from south India
Sravan Thumati and A Aravind
Kilpauk Medical College, India
Aim: The study aimed to compare and validate the results of fibroscan versus liver biopsy among chronic HBV patients who
are not candidates for treatment according to AASLD Guidelines.
Methods: 54 chronic HBV patients who are having a standard indication for liver biopsy were included. Patients were subjected
to liver biopsy and fibroscan study.
Results: The mean age of our patients was 42 years. Study population showed male predominance as the number of males
was 40 cases (74.07) while the number of females was 14 (25.29). The mean ALT was 35.01U/L and the mean AST level was
30.89U/L. HBV DNA levels were quite variable with a minimum of <1000 IU/ML and a maximum of 1,01,62,000 IU/ML with
a mean of 2,613,52.
Conclusion: Liver stiffness assessment was found to be correlated with liver fibrosis however the results of liver biopsy were
not similar to fibroscan results. Most of the case had a fibroscan result less than liver biopsy results by Metavir score. Only cases
with Metavir score of F0 coincided with fibroscan results. Liver stiffness measurement could be used as a predictor for liver
fibrosis in chronic HBV patients but still liver biopsy may be required to confirm treatment decisions.
Biography
Sravan Thumati is pursuing his Post-graduate from the Department of Medical Gastroenterology Kilpauk medical college Chennai India.
Sravan Thumati et al., J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C3-070