Evaluation of ballooned hepatocytes as a risk factor for future progression of fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Keisuke KakisakaYuji SuzukiYudai FujiwaraTamami AbeMiki YonezawaHidekatsu KurodaKazuyuki IshidaTamotsu SugaiYasuhiro Takikawa

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology (2018)

The FIB-4 index was the best formula for estimating liver fibrosis in patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD, and the presence of ballooned hepatocytes was a risk factor for the progression of liver fibrosis.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
liver injury
current status
ultrasound guided
drug induced
fine needle aspiration
preterm infants