Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and its complications have been the major cause of
cirrhosis and its complications for several decades in the Western world. Until recently …

Histological assessment of the liver, and thus, liver biopsy, is a cornerstone in the evaluation
and management of patients with liver disease and has long been considered to be an …

HCV infection, risk-based screening failed to identify the majority of individuals with HCV
infection due to both clinician and patient barriers.(9-12) Analysis of the 2003-2010 National …

Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) based on transient elastography (TE, FibroScan) is
gaining in popularity for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. However, LSM has …

Background The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading
cause of chronic liver disease. 5 An estimated 180 million people are infected worldwide. 6 …

Chronic liver diseases (CLDs), due to chronic hepatitis C; hepatitis B; nonalcoholic fatty liver
diseases (NAFLD); and alcoholic liver disease, are a leading cause of morbidity and …

The utility of liver biopsy in 2020 : Current Opinion in Gastroenterology The utility of liver biopsy
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Transient elastography (TE, FibroScan®) is a novel non-invasive method that has been
proposed for the assessment of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases, by …

Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular
medical problems as established by interpretation and collation of scientifically valid …

Endothelium is a community of endothelial cells (ECs), which line the blood and lymphatic
vessels, thus forming an interface between the tissues and the blood or lympha. This …