Chronic hepatitis C and liver fibrosis

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11033-11053
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11033

Table 3 Role of liver biopsy and non-invasive tools across the international guidelines

Ref.	Threshold for definitive indication to antiviral therapy	Recommended methods for liver fibrosis staging	Can non-invasive methods replace liver biopsy?
APASL[109], 2007	F1	Liver biopsy	No
AASLD[190], 2009	F2	Liver biopsy, serum biomarkers, transient elastography	No
EASL[81], 2014	F2	Liver biopsy, serum biomarkers, transient elastography	Yes
CASL[111], 2012	None	Liver biopsy, serum biomarkers, transient elastography	Yes

Citation: Sebastiani G, Gkouvatsos K, Pantopoulos K. Chronic hepatitis C and liver fibrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(32): 11033-11053
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i32/11033.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11033