Evaluation of hepatic function with 13C-methacetin breath test in patients with liver cirrhosis
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13C-methacetin breath test correlates with clinical indices of liver disease severity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
This prospective study intended to ascertain if cytochrome P450 dependent liver function is affected in early and late histological stages of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The study included 32 female PBC patients (mean age 55.4 years, range 33-70) and 16 aged-matched healthy women (mean age 52.6 years, range 38-65). In every subject a 13(C)-methacetin breath test (13(C)-MBT) was applied, an...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Chinese Journal of Digestology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 2219-2859
DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v12.i9.2147