Claudia Fagundes, Marie-Noëlle Pépin, Mónica Guevara, Rogelio Barreto, Gregori Casals, Elsa Solà, Gustavo Pereira, Ezequiel Rodríguez, Elisabet Garcia, Verónica Prado, Esteban Poch, Wladimiro Jiménez, Javier Fernández, Vicente Arroyo, Pere Ginès
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Impairment of kidney function is common in cirrhosis but differential diagnosis remains a challenge. We aimed at assessing the usefulness of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a biomarker of tubular damage, in the differential diagnosis of impairment of kidney function in cirrhosis. METHODS: Two-hundred and forty-one patients with cirrhosis, 72 without ascites, 85 with ascites, and 84 with impaired kidney function, were studied...
August 2012: Journal of Hepatology