Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

Noninvasive Methods, including Transient Elastography, for the Detection of Liver Disease in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

  • Matthew D Sadler,
  • Pam Crotty,
  • Linda Fatovich,
  • Stephanie Wilson,
  • Harvey R Rabin,
  • Robert P Myers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/138530
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 3
pp. 139 – 144

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Liver disease is the third leading cause of mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, detection of CF-associated liver disease (CFLD) is challenging.