Histological course of alcoholic hepatitis: influence of abstinence, sex and extent of hepatic damage
A Parés, J Caballería, M Bruguera, M Torres… - Journal of …, 1986 - Elsevier
The factors influencing the histological evolution of alcoholic hepatitis without cirrhosis have
been evaluated in 26 patients (14 males and 12 females) submitted to repeated liver
biopsies over a mean period of 1.7 years (1–3). Drinking habits during follow-up were
checked by inquiries to patients and relatives and by serial determination of ethanol in urine.
At the end of the follow-up, 9 patients (34.6%) had progressed to cirrhosis, 5 (19.2%) still
had alcoholic hepatitis and 12 (46.1%) had normal liver or only minimal changes. Nine …
been evaluated in 26 patients (14 males and 12 females) submitted to repeated liver
biopsies over a mean period of 1.7 years (1–3). Drinking habits during follow-up were
checked by inquiries to patients and relatives and by serial determination of ethanol in urine.
At the end of the follow-up, 9 patients (34.6%) had progressed to cirrhosis, 5 (19.2%) still
had alcoholic hepatitis and 12 (46.1%) had normal liver or only minimal changes. Nine …