Table 4

Pre- and postbiopsy diagnoses in marker negative liver disease

Pre-biopsy diagnosis

Postbiopsy diagnosis


Steatosis (14)

Steatosis (9)

Cholestasis (2)

Obstruction (1)

Granulomatous hepatitis (1)

Chronic active hepatitis (1)

Unknown (9)

Steatosis (2)

Autoimmune hepatitis (1)

Obstruction (1)

Granulomatous hepatitis (1)

Sepsis (1)

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (1)

Vasculitis (1)

Normal (1)

Cholestasis (4)

Alcoholic liver disease (1)

Obstruction (1)

PSC (2)

Alcoholic liver disease (3)

Alcoholic liver disease (2)

PSC (1)

Autoimmune hepatitis (1)

Autoimmune hepatitis (1)

Toxic hepatitis (1)

Toxic hepatitis (1)


Spycher et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2001 1:12   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-1-12

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