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ArticleIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology2017

Transjugular liver biopsy in severe alcoholic hepatitis.

Shiran Shetty, L Venkatakrishnan, J Krishanveni, Shantha Kumari

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Article in Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Shiran ShettyDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, 576 104, India. drshiran@gmail.com.
L VenkatakrishnanDepartment of Gastrenterology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, 641 004, India.
J KrishanveniDepartment of Gastrenterology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, 641 004, India.
Shantha KumariDepartment of Pathology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, 641 004, India.
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research · INKasturba Medical College, Manipal · IN

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backgroundAlcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis although part of spectrum of alcoholic liver disease can have overlapping features, and differentiating them using clinical, biochemical, and imaging features is not always possible. Standard therapy for each differs, and steroid therapy while beneficial in alcoholic hepatitis may be detrimental in cirrhosis due to high infectious complications. We analyzed our experience with liver biopsy in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis.

methodsMale patients in the age group of 25-65 years who were clinically diagnosed with severe alcoholic hepatitis (DF > 32) were retrospectively analyzed and included in this study. All of them had undergone transjugular liver biopsy within the first 7 days of hospitalization.

resultsThirty patients were included. Most were in the 35-55 age group. Jaundice was present in all patients with fever and tender hepatomegaly also being common. On histopathological evaluation, 33.3% (n = 10) suspected clinically to have alcoholic hepatitis had underlying cirrhosis.

conclusionCirrhosis is found in one third of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. This may alter our approach to management of this condition.

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AdultAgedBiopsyDiagnosis, DifferentialFeverHepatitis, AlcoholicHepatomegalyHumansJaundiceLiverLiver Cirrhosis, AlcoholicMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexAlcoholic hepatitisAlcoholic liver diseaseCirrhosisTransjugular liver biopsy

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