Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases: Implementation in clinical practice and decisional algorithms

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2009; 15(18): 2190-2203
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2190

Table 2 Pros and Cons of liver biopsy in staging of hepatic fibrosis

PROS	CONS
Staging of liver fibrosis	Invasiveness (pain, bleeding)
Grade of necroinflammation	Cost (hospitalization)
Steatosis (common in hepatitis C)	Sampling errors
Iron overload (common in hepatitis C)	Possibly refused by patient, concern of physician
Comorbidities (autoimmunity stigmates)	Static data, no information on fibrogenesis

Citation: Sebastiani G. Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases: Implementation in clinical practice and decisional algorithms. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(18): 2190-2203
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i18/2190.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2190