Author/Authors :
Anania, Caterina Department of Paediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry - Sapienza University of Rome - Rome, Italy , Pacifico, Lucia Department of Paediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry - Sapienza University of Rome - Rome, Italy , Ferraro, Flavia Department of Paediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry - Sapienza University of Rome - Rome, Italy , Olivero, Eugenia Department of Paediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry - Sapienza University of Rome - Rome, Italy , Chiesa, Claudio Institute of Translational Pharmacology - National Council Research - Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), liver biopsy
is currently an indispensable reference method to
assess inflammatory activity and fibrosis stage and thus
to estimate prognosis and guide management decisions
in such patients.