Adaptation of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) measurement depth in morbidly obese patients addressed for bariatric surgery.

Adaptation of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) measurement depth in morbidly obese patients addressed for bariatric surgery.

<h4>Background and aim</h4>The controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) using FibroScan (Echosens, Paris, France) M or XL probe has been developed for liver steatosis assessment. However, CAP performs poorly in patients with high body mass index. The aim of our study was to assess whether...

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Main Authors: Sosthene Somda, Amandine Lebrun, Hadrien Tranchart, Karima Lamouri, Sophie Prevot, Micheline Njike-Nakseu, Martin Gaillard, Panagiotis Lainas, Axel Balian, Ibrahim Dagher, Gabriel Perlemuter, Sylvie Naveau, Cosmin Sebastian Voican
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217093

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