TY - JOUR
T1 -
13C-galactose breath test and 13C-aminopyrine breath test for the study of liver function in chronic liver disease
AU - Giannini, Edoardo G.
AU - Fasoli, Alberto
AU - Borro, Paolo
AU - Botta, Federica
AU - Malfatti, Federica
AU - Fumagalli, Alessandra
AU - Testa, Emanuela
AU - Polegato, Simone
AU - Cotellessa, Tiziana
AU - Milazzo, Sara
AU - Risso, Domenico
AU - Testa, Roberto
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Background & Aims: Liver biopsy examination is the gold standard to diagnose the presence of cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of both 13C-aminopyrine breath test (13C-ABT) and 13C-galactose breath test (13C-GBT) in the noninvasive assessment of the presence of cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Methods: We evaluated 61 patients with chronic liver disease of diverse etiologies (21 compensated cirrhosis). All patients underwent 13C-GBT and 13C-ABT, and the results were expressed as a percentage of the administered dose of 13C recovered per hour (%dose/h) and as the cumulative percentage of administered dose of 13C recovered over time (%dose cumulative). Results were analyzed according to absence vs presence of cirrhosis. Results: On average, 13C-GBT %dose/h and %dose cumulative were decreased significantly in patients with compensated cirrhosis, and the same finding was observed for 13C-ABT results from 30 to 120 minutes. 13C-GBT %dose/h at 120 minutes had 71.4% sensitivity, 85.0% specificity, and 83.7% accuracy, whereas 13C-ABT %dose cumulative at 30 minutes had 85.7% sensitivity, 67.5% specificity, and 77.1% accuracy for distinguishing between the 2 subgroups of patients. Combined assessment of 13C-GBT and 13C-ABT increased the diagnostic accuracy (80% positive predictive value) of either test alone and reached 92.5% specificity and 100% sensitivity for the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Conclusions: In patients with chronic liver disease, both 13C-GBT and 13C-ABT are useful for the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Combination of the tests increases the diagnostic yield of each test alone.
AB - Background & Aims: Liver biopsy examination is the gold standard to diagnose the presence of cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of both 13C-aminopyrine breath test (13C-ABT) and 13C-galactose breath test (13C-GBT) in the noninvasive assessment of the presence of cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Methods: We evaluated 61 patients with chronic liver disease of diverse etiologies (21 compensated cirrhosis). All patients underwent 13C-GBT and 13C-ABT, and the results were expressed as a percentage of the administered dose of 13C recovered per hour (%dose/h) and as the cumulative percentage of administered dose of 13C recovered over time (%dose cumulative). Results were analyzed according to absence vs presence of cirrhosis. Results: On average, 13C-GBT %dose/h and %dose cumulative were decreased significantly in patients with compensated cirrhosis, and the same finding was observed for 13C-ABT results from 30 to 120 minutes. 13C-GBT %dose/h at 120 minutes had 71.4% sensitivity, 85.0% specificity, and 83.7% accuracy, whereas 13C-ABT %dose cumulative at 30 minutes had 85.7% sensitivity, 67.5% specificity, and 77.1% accuracy for distinguishing between the 2 subgroups of patients. Combined assessment of 13C-GBT and 13C-ABT increased the diagnostic accuracy (80% positive predictive value) of either test alone and reached 92.5% specificity and 100% sensitivity for the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Conclusions: In patients with chronic liver disease, both 13C-GBT and 13C-ABT are useful for the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Combination of the tests increases the diagnostic yield of each test alone.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00720-7
DO - 10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00720-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 15765448
AN - SCOPUS:20244377683
VL - 3
SP - 279
EP - 285
JO - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
SN - 1542-3565
IS - 3
ER -