AIM: To validate the value of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) in
assessment of liver fibrosis and prediction of postoperative prognosis of biliary atresia (BA) …

Background: In patients with biliary atresia (BA), liver fibrosis and cirrhosis commonly occur
even after Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy. Although liver biopsy is the gold standard to …

Introduction Finding non-invasive methods to predict the degree of liver fibrosis is very
important in managing children with biliary atresia. Therefore, we explored the predictive …

BACKGROUND: Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive obliterative cholangiopathy leading to
liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. The aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRi) has …

Background Aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRi) may be useful
noninvasive prognostic tool in biliary atresia (BA). We studied whether APRi predicts native …

Kim et al (1) postulating that the aspartate transaminaseto-platelet ratio index (APRI) can be
used as a noninvasive, easily available surrogate marker for the severity of liver fibrosis in …

BACKGROUND: Infants with parenteral nutrition dependence may develop liver dysfunction
and progress to liver failure requiring transplantation. The aspartate aminotransferase–to …

Aims The outcomes following surgical treatment of infants with biliary atresia (BA) varies
across the world with many possible confounding factors. APRi (AST-to-platelet ratio index) …

OBJECTIVES: Most biliary atresia (BA) patients suffer from liver fibrosis and often require
liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a novel fibrosis …

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Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 24: 936–938.[9] Boskovic A, Kitic I, Prokic D, Stankovic I, Grujic …