Comparison of different diagnostic methods in infants with Cholestasis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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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 4 Positive and negative predictive values of various diagnostic methods in BA and INH

	Positive PV forBA and negativePV for INH		Negative PV forBA and positivePV for INH
Diagnostic method	%	n	%	n
Clinical evaluation	50	16/32	90.9	30/33
Liver enzymes	33.3	13/39	76.9	20/26
Ultrasonography	47.6	10/21	79.5	35/44
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy	40	16/40	88	22/25
Liver biopsy	90.5	19/21	100	44/44

PV: Predictive value.

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