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Pre- and Immediate Post-Kasai Portoenterostomy Shear Wave Elastography for Predicting Hepatic Fibrosis and Native Liver Outcomes in Patients With Biliary Atresia

  • Haesung Yoon (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kyong Ihn (Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jisoo Kim (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hyun Ji Lim (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Sowon Park (Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Seok Joo Han (Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kyunghwa Han (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong Koh (Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Mi-Jung Lee (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2022.08.16
  • Accepted : 2023.02.09
  • Published : 2023.05.01
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) for predicting hepatic fibrosis and native liver outcomes in patients with biliary atresia. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included 33 consecutive patients with biliary atresia (median age, 8 weeks [interquartile range, 6-10 weeks]; male:female ratio, 15:18) from Severance Children's Hospital between May 2019 and February 2022. Preoperative (within 1 week from surgery) and immediate postoperative (on postoperative days [PODs] 3, 5, and 7) ultrasonographic findings were obtained and analyzed, including the SWE of the liver and spleen. Hepatic fibrosis, according to the METAVIR score at the time of Kasai portoenterostomy and native liver outcomes during postsurgical follow-up, were compared and correlated with imaging and laboratory findings. Poor outcomes were defined as intractable cholangitis or liver transplantation. The diagnostic performance of SWE in predicting METAVIR F3-F4 and poor hepatic outcomes was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. Results: All patients were analyzed without exclusion. Perioperative advanced hepatic fibrosis (F3-F4) was associated with older age and higher preoperative direct bilirubin and SWE values in the liver and spleen. Preoperative liver SWE showed a ROC area of 0.806 and 63.6% (7/11) sensitivity and 86.4% (19/22) specificity at a cutoff of 17.5 kPa for diagnosing F3-F4. The poor outcome group included five patients with intractable cholangitis and three undergoing liver transplantation who showed high postoperative liver SWE values. Liver SWE on PODs 3-7 showed ROC areas of 0.783-0.891 for predicting poor outcomes, and a cutoff value of 10.3 kPa for SWE on POD 3 had 100% (8/8) sensitivity and 73.9% (17/23) specificity. Conclusion: Preoperative liver SWE can predict advanced hepatic fibrosis, and immediate postoperative liver SWE can predict poor native liver outcomes in patients with biliary atresia.

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