Incidentally detected asymptomatic hepatitis C virus infection with significant fibrosis: Possible impacts on management

Incidentally detected asymptomatic hepatitis C virus infection with significant fibrosis: Possible impacts on management

Background and Aims: Liver biopsy may be considered in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to assess the severity of liver injury and stage of fibrosis, thereby guiding therapeutic decisions. In addition, advanced stage also necessitates surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim...

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Main Authors: Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Puja Sakhuja, Kaushik Majumdar, Shahajad Ali, Siddharth Srivastava, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Barjesh C Sharma, Amarender S Puri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Fibrosis
hepatitis
hepatitis C virus
histology
liver biopsy
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=3;spage=345;epage=349;aulast=Gupta

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