FibroScan Result show a stiffness of 35kpa

[saurabh_dg]

Hi,

I am a 30 year old Type 2 diabetic who was diagonised with NASH and Gilbert's syndrome some 8 years back. A liver biopsy at that time had confirmed the same. I have been living very cautiously since then with hardly any high-calorie intake. Some 3 years back I also developed a gallstone which has been asymptomatic till now.

A week back I had been to a gastroenterologist to discuss about the gallstone and if surgical opinion needs to be taken given that it is completely asymptomatic as I am travelling abroad in some days. The doc adcised me to get a fibroscan just for the sake of it because I had been diagonised with NASH & fatty liver.

The results of the Fibroscan gave me the shock of my life- the results came up with a 35kpa stiffness. I get my LFT and CBC done regularly and there are no major issues(except for very slightly raised SGPT/SGOT levels- around 10-15 points above normal lvls). I also have no symptoms whatsoever (perfectly reasonable level of energy, good apetite etc).

I was advised an endoscopy which I couldnt pursue because of the lack of time but I am extremely scared now because of this.

Some guidance on this would be highly appreciated.

Many Thanks

[rexx73]

fibroscan is not always accurate and strongly depending of the operator.

in 2009 i had a fibroscan of 70 kpa,performed by a noob.
2010 i had another one wich showed 9.5 kpa.(done by expierienced operator 100% sucess rate iqr 0.8)
in 2011 i had 25 kpa(done by noob,icr was to high sucess rate to low)
in 2013 i had 2 scans (in 2 diffrent hospitals)one was 10.5 the other 10.2(both performed by expirienced docs,sucess rate both 100% iqr 1.0 and 0.9)
2014 i had another one who was 9.5(done by expirienced doc sucess rate 90% iqr 1.5)
and before 2 weeks i had my latest wich gave a 7.5 kpa(performed by expirienced doc,sucess rate 100%,iqr 0.7)

i would not worry to much about this result,try to get another scan by an expirienced operator,or go for a biopsy(still the gold standart)

[JimmyMose]

If you click on any of the links provided except the Gallbladder one. Then click the magnifying Icon  search Fibroscan and browse a few results may give you a better idea.