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The non-invasive diagnosis of cirrhosis using the Fibroscan must be performed with cause-specific stiffness cut-offs
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We read the article by Fraquelli et al (Gut 2007;56:968–73) with great interest. In addition to the Fibroscan’s excellent reproducibility, the authors reported stiffness cut-offs for the non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis with, notably, a value of 11.9 kPa for cirrhosis. This choice is arguable because the study population …
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