Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: what's new under the microscope?. Issue 8 (8th February 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brunt, Elizabeth M
• Is Part Of: Gut. Volume 60:Issue 8(2011)
• Page Start: 1152
• Page End: 1158
• Publication Date: 2011-02-08
• Subjects: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease -- non-alcoholic steatohepatitis -- liver pathology -- liver biopsy; Gastroenterology -- Periodicals; 616.33
• DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.218214
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0017-5749

Abstract

Abstract : Pathologist's observations have remained central to the evolution of the field of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, even with the advent of increasingly effective non-invasive markers of advanced fibrosis. As the field matures, the role of pathology has also shifted from being largely descriptive to being confirmatory and diagnostic, as well as providing semi-quantitative evaluation of specific findings, particularly in therapeutic interventional trials. Some newly appreciated histopathological findings will be discussed in this review.