The value of noninvasive scoring systems for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in Egyptian patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Background and Objectives Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver disease that includes a spectrum of liver diseases ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Liver biopsy is the current gold standard for the assessment of fibrosis in pat...

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Main Authors: Rokaya A Mohamed, Mona I Nabih, Mohamed B ElShobaky, Hany M Khattab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2014;volume=26;issue=4;spage=162;epage=169;aulast=Mohamed