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hepatic fibrosis
Pathology:
- excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins including collagen [1]
Special laboratory:
- vibration-controlled transient liver elastography may avoid biopsy [2]
Complications:
- advanced hepatic fibrosis results in cirrhosis
Notes:
- estimations of fibrosis from the fibrosis-4/5 score
Specific
cirrhosis
General
fibrosis
liver disease
References
- Bataller R, Brenner DA
Liver fibrosis.
J Clin Invest. Feb 1, 2005; 115(2): 209-218
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC546435/
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2021