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
- advanced hepatic fibrosis results in cirrhosis
- risk factor for all-cause mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes
Notes
- estimations of fibrosis from the fibrosis-4/5 score
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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
- ↑ Bril F, Huynh K, Bolla PR. Liver Stiffness Measurement and All-Cause Mortality in Individuals With Diabetes. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Mar 2;9(3):e260762. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41848734 Free article. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2846636