Non Invasive Evaluation of Hepatic Iron Concentration By Fibroscan in Transfusion-Dependent Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hemolytic Anemia

Conclusion: Fibroscan could be a valuable tool to assess the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with elevated SF, but it does not appear to reliably predict LIC in such group of patients especially with severe iron overload. FS values were not affected by disease type, age above 12 years, or HCV sero-positivity.FigureDisclosuresNo relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: El-Beshlawy, A., Omran, D., Abdullatif, H. M., Salama, N., Abdel Naeem, M. A., El ghamrawy, M., Abdel-Salam, A. Tags: 112. Thalassemia and Globin Gene Regulation: Poster I Source Type: research