Liver stiffness measurement is a potent predictor of histological fibrosis regression after hepatitis C virus clearance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most of the studies on fibrosis regression prediction were based on noninvasive fibrosis markers and differ greatly. The 'Beijing fibrosis classification' can use histological results to classify fibrosis into progressive or 'nonprogressive' according to fibrotic septal morphology. We use this standard which served as the gold standard in order to find fibrosis regression predictors.

Aim

To study the predictors of fibrosis regression after hepatitis C virus clearance according to histological fibrosis staging by the 'Beijing fibrosis classification'.

Materials and methods

This was a prospective cohort study. A total of 68 patients with advanced liver fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis who achieved sustained virological response were enrolled. Patients with t

SUBMITTER: Qiu LX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908855 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature