The Fibrosis-Cirrhosis Index (FCI) for Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C
Younis, Y., Baiomy, H., El-Shawaf, I., Said, E., Eisa, A. (2016). The Fibrosis-Cirrhosis Index (FCI) for Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C. EKB Journal Management System, 6(1), 7-15. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9625
Yehia Younis; Hosam Baiomy; Ibrahim El-Shawaf; Ebada Said; Amr Eisa. "The Fibrosis-Cirrhosis Index (FCI) for Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 1, 2016, 7-15. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9625
Younis, Y., Baiomy, H., El-Shawaf, I., Said, E., Eisa, A. (2016). 'The Fibrosis-Cirrhosis Index (FCI) for Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C', EKB Journal Management System, 6(1), pp. 7-15. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9625
Younis, Y., Baiomy, H., El-Shawaf, I., Said, E., Eisa, A. The Fibrosis-Cirrhosis Index (FCI) for Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C. EKB Journal Management System, 2016; 6(1): 7-15. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9625

The Fibrosis-Cirrhosis Index (FCI) for Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2016, Page 7-15  XML PDF (361.62 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9625
View on SCiNiTO View on SCiNiTO
Authors
Yehia Younis1; Hosam Baiomy2; Ibrahim El-Shawaf3; Ebada Said2; Amr Eisa email 4
1Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University,Benha ,Egypt
2Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University,Benha ,Egypt.
3Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University,Mansoura,Egypt
4Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Department, Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital, Manosura,,Egypt.
Abstract
Background and study aim : Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a major global health problem with its consequences of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Liver fibrosis is the main predictor of the progression of chronic hepatitis C, and its assessment can help determine therapy. Several indices are available to predict cirrhosis. The fibrosis – cirrhosis index (FCI) was proposed  to be efficient for none invasive staging of liver fibrosis besides being simple and inexpensive. This study is designed to assess  the accuracy of the fibrosis-cirrhosis index (FCI) for non-invasive staging of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C compared to the liver biopsy findings.
Patients and methods: This study was conducted on 150 chronic hepatitis C patients who attended the Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Department at Benha University Hospital and El Mansoura Health-Insurance Hospital. Another group of 30 healthy subjects (with negative hepatitis viral markers) represented the control group.
Results: FCI was a relatively sensitive, specific and accurate marker of fibrosis. At a cutoff value of < 0.12, FCI had a NPV of 81.7% for the exclusion of significant fibrosis, while at cutoff value > 0.19 it had a PPV of 82.5% for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis.
Conclusion: FCI is a simple index that integrates ALP, bilirubin, albumin and platelet count for staging fibrosis from absent up to cirrhosis.
Keywords
Liver fibrosis; Liver Biopsy; The Fibrosis Cirrhosis Index (FCI)
Statistics
Article View: 239
PDF Download: 419