%0 Journal Article
%T Ultrasound Pulse Elastometry: Assessment of One Year’s Practice in the Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Saint Camille Hospital in Ouagadougou
%A Kounpi&#233
%A lim&#233
%A Sosth&#232
%A ne Somda
%A Lawagoul&#233
%A Joseph Emile Ky
%A Constant Lawrence Coudjo Johnson
%A Stella Line Emmanuella Par&#233
%A Ben Moctar Abdou Djibo
%A Toussaint V&#233
%A bamba
%A Abraham Ou&#233
%A draogo
%A Fanta Ousseini
%A Mamadou Sarifou Diallo
%A Sandrine M. O. B. H&#233
%A ma/Soudr&#233
%A Aboubacar Coulibaly
%A Ars&#232
%A ne Roger Sombi&#233
%J Open Journal of Gastroenterology
%P 379-385
%@ 2163-9469
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojgas.2024.1411039
%X <b>Aims:</b> To review one year of ultrasound impulse elastometry in a hospital in Ouagadougou. <b>Patients and Method:</b> This is a retrospective descriptive study of data from one year&#8217;s use of impulse ultrasound elastometry. Ultrasound impulse elastometry was performed using the FibroScan&#174; COMPACT 530. Fibrosis was considered significant when E (hepatic elasticity) &#8805; 7.2 kPa (F2 fibrosis). The test was considered valid when the IQR/Median ratio &#8804; 30% and there were at least 10 valid measurements. <b>Results:</b> A total of 1911 patients underwent FibroScan&#174;. There were 1079 men, giving a sex ratio of 1.3. The mean age of the patients was 37.9 &#177; 12.2 years. The indication for FibroScan&#174; was hepatitis B virus infection in 89% of cases. The validation criteria for FibroScan&#174; were met in all patients. The mean value for elasticity was 7.9 kPa and for steatosis 212 dB/m. Fibrosis was non-significant in 75.5% of cases. More than half of our patients (56.7%) didn&#8217;t have steatosis, 24.8% had mild steatosis, 12.4% had moderate steatosis and 6.1% had severe steatosis. <b>Conclusion:</b> Ultrasound pulse elastometry plays an important role in monitoring chronic liver disease. It allows non-invasive diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis. In our context, however, access to the test is limited by its availability only in large urban centers, and by its cost.
%K Pulse Elastometry
%K Hepatic Fibrosis
%K Steatosis
%K Non-Invasive Evaluation of Fibrosis
%K Africa
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=137531