ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2013
Role of liver biopsy in the era of direct-acting antivirals.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of body roundness index for the prediction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lipids in health and disease · 2025Pooled it
- Epidemiology and diagnostic of MASLD in Latin America: a yet to be met challenge.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Transient elastography and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of liver fibrosis in children with chronic hepatitis C.World journal of virology · 2024Article
- A Case of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension Diagnosed by Noninvasive Fibrosis Evaluation Using Elastography.Cureus · 2024Article
- Role of liver biopsy in management of liver diseases without hepatic nodules following end of the interferon era: experience of a tertiary referral center.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2023Article
- A comparative study of cirrhosis sub-staging using the Laennec system, Beijing classification, and morphometry.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2021Article
- Effect of breath holding at the end of the inspiration and expiration phases on liver stiffness measured by 2D-MR elastography.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Article
- Quantitative Elastography Methods in Liver Disease: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Radiology · 2018Review
- Virologic Cure of Hepatitis C: Impact on Hepatic Fibrosis and Patient Outcomes.Current gastroenterology reports · 2016Review
- Association of sustained virologic response with reduced progression to liver cirrhosis in elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C.Clinical interventions in aging · 2016Article
- Egy-score as a noninvasive score for the assessment of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: a preliminary approach.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationObservational
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Abstract
An accurate assessment of the degree of fibrosis or presence of cirrhosis is critical both for the appropriate management of, and to provide prognosis for, patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. In the new era of direct acting antivirals, large numbers of patients may enter therapy, and although liver biopsy remains the gold standard, it is not practical in all settings. In recent years, a variety of noninvasive methods have been developed that may obviate the need for liver biopsy in most settings. Indirect laboratory formulas, tests, panels of biomarkers and imaging modalities may accurately stage the degree of fibrosis in hepatitis C monoinfection, hepatitis C/HIV coinfection, and post-transplant recurrent hepatitis C.
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