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Steatosis and bile duct damage in chronic hepatitis C: distribution and relationships in a group of Northern Italian patients.
Liver - 1 Oct 1999
Giannini E, Ceppa P, Botta F, Fasoli A, Romagnoli P, Cresta E, Venturino V, Risso D, Celle G, Testa R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) related disease follows a long, benign course and most affected patients have mild disease. Liver biopsy is mandatory to grade and stage the disease. Characteristic, though non-specific, HCV histological lesions such as bile duct damage and steatosis have been singled out but their association with non-histological parameters has not been completely defined. Our aim was to...
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