Comparison of different diagnostic methods in infants with Cholestasis

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2006; 12(36): 5893-5896
Published online Sep 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5893

Table 1 Comparison of various diagnostic methods for INH and BA

			Final diagnosis
			BA (n= 19)		INH (n= 46)
Method	Patients (n)	Results	n	%	n	%	P ¹
Clinical evaluation	65	BA INH	16 3	84.2 15.8	16 30	34.8 65.2	< 0.001
Liver enzymes	65	BA INH	13 6	68.4 31.6	26 20	56.5 43.5	0.373
Ultrasonography	65	BA INH	10 9	52.6 47.4	11 35	23.9 76.1	< 0.05
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy	65	BA INH	16 3	84.2 15.8	24 22	52.2 47.8	< 0.05
Liver biopsy	65	BA INH	19 0	100 0	2 44	4.3 95.7	< 0.001

¹BA vs INH, κ² analysis.

Citation: Dehghani SM, Haghighat M, Imanieh MH, Geramizadeh B. Comparison of different diagnostic methods in infants with Cholestasis. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(36): 5893-5896
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i36/5893.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5893