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Fibroscan exams
Hello, is there any experience with Fibroscan® liver exams in Cystic Fibrosis?
07.09.2010
Stones in the liver II
Dear Prof. Dr. Bargon! Many thanks for your extended answer. Only 2 things are not clear to me: 1. The by you mentioned drug "ursodeoxycolic acid" should only be used with a totally intact gall bladder. Mine has been taken away however in 1999. 2. Is it possible - as far as I am allowed to ...
21.04.2010
Stones in the liver
Dear expert team, 1999 my gall-bladder has been removed. Otherwise my liver was ok. From 1999 to 2001 I got very high cortisone dosages (up to 60 mg), as a ulcerative colitis was suspected. 2001 I had an operation, in which 25 cm of the large bowel were removed. It was not an ulcerative colitis. ...
21.04.2010
damaged liver can be repaired
I have a boy aged 7 years, diagnosed with CF at the age of 2 months .One year ago he was diagnosed with multifocal biliary cirrhosis, I was told that is the consequence of disease. To understand that all those with CF sooner or later will get cirrhosis, diabetes ...? I saw the final stage of ...
28.05.2009
Indication of ursodeoxycholic acid
Dear team, Is ursodeoxycholic acid prescribed in CF even if the liver value SGGT is always very good (9), while other liver values are slightly higher than usual since months? SGOT 41 (-35 norm), SGPT 48 (-45 norm), ALKP 140 (53 – 128 norm according to laboratory). Apart from that my ...
22.12.2008
Elevation of liver enzymes
Dear expert team, Because of partly increased liver enzymes (AP / GGT) I get the drug ursodeoxycholic acid 400mg. The results for ALAT and ASAT are in the normal range. What does the intake of this drug effect? Do the liver enzymes return to normal range? Should probably a biopsy of the ...
24.11.2008
Removal of the gallbladder= prevention of liver cirrhosis?
Dear expertteam, I was wondering about my liver cirrhosis. I was told once, that - when suffering from CF - the reason for a liver cirrhosis could be the gallbladder among ohter reasons. In other words: the bile because this fluid can not flow off due to mucus in the bile duct. This congestion is ...
31.10.2007