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

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.

Comment

Wim Verlinden et al. Hepatology. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;64(5):1809-1810.

doi: 10.1002/hep.28610. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

Wim Verlinden^{1

2}, Sven Francque^{1

2}, Peter Michielsen¹, Thomas Vanwolleghem^{1

2}

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

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Garcia-Tsao G, Sack J. Garcia-Tsao G, et al. Hepatology. 2016 Nov;64(5):1810-1811. doi: 10.1002/hep.28614. Epub 2016 May 17. Hepatology. 2016. PMID: 27112971 No abstract available.

Variceal Hemorrhage in a Patient With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis in Whom Liver Synthetic Function had Normalized After Viral Elimination.
Sack J, Garcia-Tsao G. Sack J, et al. Hepatology. 2016 May;63(5):1733-5. doi: 10.1002/hep.28470. Epub 2016 Mar 10. Hepatology. 2016. PMID: 26806550 Free PMC article. No abstract available.