Relationship between laboratory data and liver histology in primary biliary cirrhosis
U Drebber, JJ Müller, E Klein, HU Kasper, K Schardt, M Odenthal, HP Dienes · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2008 · Heft 01
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Background/Aims: The study was carried out in order to characterize histopathological lesions in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and subtypes and to assess relationships between histopathological lesions and biochemistries. Methods: Liver biopsies, which had been performed on 252 patients, who fulfilled at least two of the diagnostic criteria of PBC, were investigated. A laboratory data base was established on each patient retrospectively. A histopathological characterization was performed. Relationships between detailed histopathological features and biochemistries were calculated statistically. Results: Combin…