Biopsy rate and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Conclusion: The biopsy rate in NAFLD patients is low and fibrosis ≥ F2 along with NAS ≥4 only present in a few cases. Transient elastography and FIB-4 are useful to select patients at risk for fibrosis for liver biopsy. PMID: 32476514 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - June 2, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research