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* '''Fatty liver''' | * '''Fatty liver''' | ||
** Macrovesicular fat | ** Macrovesicular fat | ||
* | * Alcoholic hepatitis | ||
** Polymorphonuclear infiltration | ** Polymorphonuclear infiltration | ||
** Hepatic necrosis | ** [[Hepatic necrosis]] | ||
** [[Mallory bodies]] in hepatocytes | ** [[Mallory bodies]] in [[hepatocytes]] | ||
** Perivenular and perisinusoidal fibrosis | ** Perivenular and perisinusoidal fibrosis | ||
** Ballooning hepatocytes | ** Ballooning hepatocytes | ||
** Steatosis | ** [[Steatosis]] | ||
* | * [[Alcoholic cirrhosis]] | ||
** [[Micronodular cirrhosis]] | ** [[Micronodular cirrhosis]] | ||
===2010 AASLD/ACG Alcoholic Liver Disease Guidelines : Biopsy (DO NOT EDIT)<ref name="urlwww.aasld.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/Documents/Bookmarked%20Practice%20Guidelines/AlcoholicLiverDisease1-2010.pdf |title=www.aasld.org |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-10-27}}</ref>=== | |||
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| bgcolor="LightGreen"| '''1.''' <nowiki>"</nowiki> For patients with a clinical diagnosis of severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) for whom medical treatment is contemplated, or for those in whom reasonable uncertainty exists regarding the underlying diagnosis, a liver biopsy should be considered. This decision will depend on local expertise and ability in performing a liver biopsy in patients with coagulopathy, the patient’s severity of illness, and the type of therapy under consideration ([[AASLD guidelines classification scheme#Level of evidence|Level of evidence: C]]) <nowiki>"</nowiki> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Other Diagnostic Studies
Liver biopsy
- Fatty liver
- Macrovesicular fat
- Alcoholic hepatitis
- Polymorphonuclear infiltration
- Hepatic necrosis
- Mallory bodies in hepatocytes
- Perivenular and perisinusoidal fibrosis
- Ballooning hepatocytes
- Steatosis
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
2010 AASLD/ACG Alcoholic Liver Disease Guidelines : Biopsy (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
| Class I |
| 1. " For patients with a clinical diagnosis of severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) for whom medical treatment is contemplated, or for those in whom reasonable uncertainty exists regarding the underlying diagnosis, a liver biopsy should be considered. This decision will depend on local expertise and ability in performing a liver biopsy in patients with coagulopathy, the patient’s severity of illness, and the type of therapy under consideration (Level of evidence: C) " |
References
- ↑ "www.aasld.org" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-27.