hepatic fibrosis
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Pathology
- excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins including collagen[1]
Diagnostic procedures
- vibration-controlled transient liver elastography may avoid biopsy[2]
Complications
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2021