Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2006; 12(39): 6339-6342
Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6339
Table 3 Final diagnosis of successful biopsies (n = 30)
(1) Liver cirrhosis: 9 cases (30.0%)
Alcohol: 5 cases AIH: 3 cases IPH: 1 case
(2) Viral hepatitis: 14 cases (46.6%)
Fulminant: Massive necrosis: 4 cases, Submassive necrosis: 9 cases,
Chronic: 1 case
(3) Unknown Origin: 2 cases (6.6%)
Focal necrosis: 2 cases
(4) Tumoral diseases: 2 cases (6.6%)
Metastasis: 1 case, Lymphoma: 1 case
(5) Others: 3 cases (9.9%)
Intrahepatic cholestassis: 1 case, NASH s/o: 1 case,
Amyloidosis s/o: 1 case