Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	15513
Country	China

Received	2014-12-01 10:05
Peer-Review Started	2014-12-03 19:15
To Make the First Decision	2014-12-26 13:22
Return for Revision	2014-12-31 09:15
Revised	2015-01-19 10:29
Second Decision	2015-02-11 22:58
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-02-13 10:34
Articles in Press	2015-02-13 11:28
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-04-07 11:23
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-05-08 17:23
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-06-18 17:32

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Assessment of liver fibrosis by Fibroscan as compared to liver biopsy in biliary atresia
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Qiu-Long Shen, Ya-Jun Chen, Zeng-Meng Wang, Ting-Chong Zhang, Wen-Bo Pang, Jun Shu and Chun-Hui Peng
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Ya-Jun Chen, MD, PHD, Department of Pediatric General Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, 56 South Lishi Road, Beijing 100045, China. shenqlyishi@163.com
Key Words	Biliary atresia; Transient elastography; Fibroscan; Liver fibrosis; Liver biopsy
Core Tip	This study was designed to evaluate liver fibrosis using non-invasive transient elastography (Fibroscan) in comparison with liver biopsy in children with biliary atresia (BA). According to the METAVIR scoring system, in groups F2, F3 and F4, the mean liver stiffness measurement (LSM) was 9.10 ± 3.30 kPa, 11.02 ± 3.31 kPa and 22.86 ± 12.43 kPa, respectively. The AUC of LSM for ≥ F4 was 0.886. The cut-off value of LSM was 15.15 kPa for ≥ F4, with high sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value. In conclusion, Fibroscan can be effectively used as a non-invasive technique to assess liver fibrosis in children with BA.
Publish Date	2015-06-18 17:32
Citation	Shen QL, Chen YJ, Wang ZM, Zhang TC, Pang WB, Shu J, Peng CH. Assessment of liver fibrosis by Fibroscan as compared to liver biopsy in biliary atresia. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(22): 6931-6936
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i22/6931.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i22.6931

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