BACKGROUND & AIMS: In Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC), the influence of steatosis on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is still debated. We assessed the impact of steatosis and its ultrasonographical sign - bright liver echo pattern (BLEP) - on LSM values and on transient elastography (TE) accuracy for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis, in a cohort of consecutive patients with Genotype 1 (G1) CHC. METHODS: Patients (n=618) were assessed by clinical, ultrasonographic and histological (Scheuer score) features. TE was performed using the M probe. RESULTS: Male gender (p=0.04), steatosis as continuous variable (p<0.001), severity of necroinflammation (p=0.02) and stage of fibrosis (p<0.001) were associated with LSM by multivariate linear regression analysis. Among patients within the same fibrosis stages (F0-F2 and F3-F4; F0-F3 and F4), mean LSM values, expressed in kPa, were significantly higher in subjects with moderate-severe steatosis (⩾20% at liver biopsy) compared with those without, as well as in patients with BLEP on US compared with their counterpart. In subjects without severe fibrosis (F0-F2) and without cirrhosis (F0-F3), a higher rate of false-positive LSM results was observed in patients with steatosis ⩾20% compared with those without (F0-F2: 35.3% vs. 17.9%; F0-F3: 38.9% vs. 16.6%), and in patients with BLEP on US (F0-F2: 28.0% vs. 18.3%; F0-F3: 29.7% vs. 17.8%) compared with their counterpart. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with G1 CHC, the presence of moderate-severe steatosis, detected by histology or by US, should always be taken into account in order to avoid overestimations of liver fibrosis assessed by TE.

Macaluso, F., Maida, M., Cammà, C., Cabibbo, G., Cabibi, D., Alduino, R., et al. (2014). Steatosis affects the performance of liver stiffness measurement for fibrosis assessment in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 61(3), 523-529 [10.1016/j.jhep.2014.04.045].

Steatosis affects the performance of liver stiffness measurement for fibrosis assessment in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C

MACALUSO, Fabio Salvatore;CAMMA', Calogero;CABIBBO, Giuseppe;CABIBI, Daniela;ALDUINO, Rossella;DI MARCO, Vito;CRAXI, Antonio;PETTA, Salvatore
2014-01-01

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: In Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC), the influence of steatosis on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is still debated. We assessed the impact of steatosis and its ultrasonographical sign - bright liver echo pattern (BLEP) - on LSM values and on transient elastography (TE) accuracy for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis, in a cohort of consecutive patients with Genotype 1 (G1) CHC. METHODS: Patients (n=618) were assessed by clinical, ultrasonographic and histological (Scheuer score) features. TE was performed using the M probe. RESULTS: Male gender (p=0.04), steatosis as continuous variable (p<0.001), severity of necroinflammation (p=0.02) and stage of fibrosis (p<0.001) were associated with LSM by multivariate linear regression analysis. Among patients within the same fibrosis stages (F0-F2 and F3-F4; F0-F3 and F4), mean LSM values, expressed in kPa, were significantly higher in subjects with moderate-severe steatosis (⩾20% at liver biopsy) compared with those without, as well as in patients with BLEP on US compared with their counterpart. In subjects without severe fibrosis (F0-F2) and without cirrhosis (F0-F3), a higher rate of false-positive LSM results was observed in patients with steatosis ⩾20% compared with those without (F0-F2: 35.3% vs. 17.9%; F0-F3: 38.9% vs. 16.6%), and in patients with BLEP on US (F0-F2: 28.0% vs. 18.3%; F0-F3: 29.7% vs. 17.8%) compared with their counterpart. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with G1 CHC, the presence of moderate-severe steatosis, detected by histology or by US, should always be taken into account in order to avoid overestimations of liver fibrosis assessed by TE.
2014
Settore MED/08 - Anatomia Patologica
Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia
Macaluso, F., Maida, M., Cammà, C., Cabibbo, G., Cabibi, D., Alduino, R., et al. (2014). Steatosis affects the performance of liver stiffness measurement for fibrosis assessment in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 61(3), 523-529 [10.1016/j.jhep.2014.04.045].
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