Liver collagen proportionate area predicts decompensation in patients with recurrent hepatitis C virus cirrhosis after liver transplantation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1227-1232

  Calvaruso, Vincenza ^a,b   Dhillon, Amar Paul ^a   Tsochatzis, Emanuel ^a   Manousou, Pinelopi ^a   Grillo, Federica ^a   Germani, Giacomo ^a   Patch, David ^a   O'Beirne, James ^a   Burroughs, Andrew Kenneth ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Collagen proportionate area; Hepatic venous pressure gradient; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD PUGH SCORE; HEPATIC VENOUS PRESSURE GRADIENT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84862688086     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07136.x     Document Type: Article

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