Increased age, male gender, and cirrhosis, but not steatosis or a positive viral serology, negatively impact the life expectancy of patients who undergo liver biopsy.

Wachtel, Mitchell S

Increased age, male gender, and cirrhosis, but not steatosis or a positive viral serology, negatively impact the life expectancy of patients who undergo liver biopsy. [electronic resource] - Digestive diseases and sciences Sep 2007 - 2276-81 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0163-2116

10.1007/s10620-006-9715-y doi


Adult
Age Factors
Biopsy
Fatty Liver--epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hepatitis Antibodies--immunology
Hepatitis Viruses--immunology
Hepatitis, Viral, Human--epidemiology
Humans
Life Expectancy--trends
Liver--pathology
Liver Cirrhosis--epidemiology
Male
Prevalence
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Survival Rate--trends
United States--epidemiology