Hepatic Inflammation May Influence Liver Stiffness Measurements By Transient Elastography in Children and Young Adults.

ABSTRACTObjectives:Transient elastography (TE) measures liver stiffness to assess fibrosis. Studies in adults have shown that inflammation increases stiffness, leading to an overestimation of fibrosis. We investigated the contribution of inflammation to liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) in childre