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Prevalence and characteristics of cystic fibrosis liver disease: a study highlighting the lack of histological diagnosis
- Source :
- Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology. 46(9)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD) is the third leading cause of death in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We aim to determine the prevalence of CFLD in a cohort of adult patients with CF and to characterise liver involvement in this population highlighting the importance of histological diagnosis.We retrospectively studied a cohort of patients with CF. Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 18 and minimum 1 year of follow-up. We excluded lung transplant patients. CFLD was defined as having 2 out of 3 criteria: persistent elevation of transaminases and/or gamma-glutamyltransferase; abnormal ultrasound; and abnormal transient elastography. Non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers were calculated in CFLD patients. Adult-onset CFLD (Ad-CFLD) was defined as CFLD ≥18 years. Severe CFLD (s-CFLD) was defined as CFLD with cirrhosis and/or portal hypertension.We included 113 patients. Median age was 29 years, 58 were male. Forty patients had CFLD. Median age at CFLD diagnosis was 10 years. Twenty-one patients had s-CFLD. Two s-CFLD patients had nodular regenerative hyperplasia, 1 had hepatocellular carcinoma and 4 underwent liver transplantation. Six patients had ad-CFLD. Both CFLD and s-CFLD groups were compared to a non-CFLD group. The CFLD group had significantly more males (p = 0.034). S-CFLD group had worse pulmonary function (p = 0.015).Thirty five percent of adult patients with CF, mainly males, had CFLD. Nineteen percent had s-CFLD and had worse pulmonary function. With recent reports unravelling different pathophysiological mechanisms in CFLD, we believe it is important to better characterise liver involvement using liver biopsy.
Details
- ISSN :
- 2210741X
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ade0f5d7d3b2a61d6e15328fa9da3c8a