Natural course of subjects with elevated liver enzymes and normal liver histology
M Strasser, H Haufe, A Stadlmayr, P Ferenci, W Patsch, C Datz, E Aigner · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 05
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Background & Aims: Liver biopsy (LB) is performed if non-invasive work-up of liver disease is inconclusive. The examination of liver tissue not infrequently reveals normal histology. Long term follow-up of such patients has not been performed. Methods: We identified a total 70 subjects from our LB database with elevated liver function tests (eLFT) and normal liver histology after a mean of 90.5 ± 52.3 (range 15 – 216) months by reassessment of medical history, physical examination, laboratory testing, ultrasound, transient elastography and LB if indicated. Results: At follow-up examination, fifteen (7 males/8 fe…