Assessment of Laboratory Indices for Predicting Severity of Fibrosis in Treatment Naive Young Male Patients with Non-Cirrhotic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

2016-12-30T05-45-32Z
Source: Cukurova Medical Journal
Murat AFYON, Cumhur ARTUK, Ercan YENİLMEZ, Berksan ŞİMŞEK, Ayper KAYA.
Purpose: We aimed to assess serum levels of AST and ALT, platelet counts, INR or serum HBV DNA levels, especially in score systems such as APRI, FIB-4 index and Kings score, for predicting severity of fibrosis. Material and methods: Treatment naive male HBV patients underwent percutaneous liver biopsy between 01 January 2012 and 01 June 2015 were evaluated retrospectively. For evaluating the difference in variables and scores, patients were divided into 2 groups such as no or minimal fibrosis group (fibrosis score


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