Quantitative histological‐hemodynamic correlations in cirrhosis
Sethasine S, Jain D, Groszmann RJ, Garcia‐Tsao G. Quantitative histological‐hemodynamic correlations in cirrhosis. Hepatology 2012, 55: 1146-1153. PMID: 22109744, PMCID: PMC3721182, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionFibrosis areaLiver biopsyCirrhotic nodulesNodule sizeHVPG measurementPortal pressureIndependent predictorsSeptal thicknessFibrous septaBiopsyPathophysiological implicationsCirrhosisHVPGPatientsSemiquantitative analysisNodulesOnly parameterHypertensionNumber of nodules