Successful antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C leads to a rapid decline of liver stiffness without an early effect on spleen stiffness

Hepatology. 2016 Nov;64(5):1809-1810. doi: 10.1002/hep.28610. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

Authors

Wim Verlinden^{1

2}, Sven Francque^{1

2}, Peter Michielsen¹, Thomas Vanwolleghem^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
² Laboratory of ExperimentalMedicine and Pediatrics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

PMID: 27118145
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28610

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Hepatitis C, Chronic*
Humans
Liver
Liver Cirrhosis
Spleen*

Substances

Antiviral Agents