Thick Fibrous Septa on Liver Biopsy Specimens Predict the Development of Decompensation in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis
Jain D, Sreenivasan P, Inayat I, Deng Y, Ciarleglio MM, Garcia-Tsao G. Thick Fibrous Septa on Liver Biopsy Specimens Predict the Development of Decompensation in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 156: 802-809. PMID: 33940622, PMCID: PMC8512277, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of decompensationThick fibrous septaSeptal widthCompensated cirrhosisClinical decompensationSeptal thicknessFibrous septaEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scorePrimary end pointSignificant portal hypertensionLiver Disease scoreLiver biopsy specimenLiver biopsy specimensNodule sizeCirrhosis decompensationHistologic cirrhosisCompensated patientsPortal hypertensionIndependent predictorsLiver biopsyCommon etiologyWorse prognosisBiopsy specimenBiopsy specimensUnivariate analysis