Open AccessIs laparoscopy an advantage in the diagnosis of cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Author(s) -
Perdita WietzkeBraun,
Felix Braun,
Peter Schøtt,
Giuliano Ramadori
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.745
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , medicine , gastroenterology , laparoscopy , liver biopsy , biopsy , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , surgery , virus , immunology
To evaluate the potential of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of cirrhosis and outcome of interferon treatment in HCV-infected patients.