TY - JOUR
T1 - Low liver stiffness among cirrhotic patients with hepatitis B after prolonged treatment with nucleoside analogs
AU - Andersen, Ellen Sloth
AU - Weiland, Ola
AU - Leutscher, Peter
AU - Krarup, Henrik
AU - Westin, Johan
AU - Moessner, Belinda
AU - Konopski, Zbigniew
AU - Frigstad, Svein-Oskar
AU - Kjær, Mette
AU - Christensen, Peer Brehm
AU - Weis, Nina
PY - 2011/6/1
Y1 - 2011/6/1
N2 - Case reports and short-term clinical trials have suggested that treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) may lead to improvement of cirrhosis. The aim of the present study was to measure liver stiffness in patients diagnosed with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis prior to prolonged treatment with nucleoside or nucleotide analogs (NUCs) for CHB.
AB - Case reports and short-term clinical trials have suggested that treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) may lead to improvement of cirrhosis. The aim of the present study was to measure liver stiffness in patients diagnosed with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis prior to prolonged treatment with nucleoside or nucleotide analogs (NUCs) for CHB.
U2 - 10.3109/00365521.2011.565068
DO - 10.3109/00365521.2011.565068
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0036-5521
VL - 46
SP - 760
EP - 766
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 6
ER -