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. 2008 Nov;28(10):1446–1457. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01759.x

Table 1.

Stages of fibrosis

Description Score Definition
No fibrosis 0 Normal connective tissue
Portal fibrosis 1 Fibrous portal expansion
Periportal fibrosis 2 Periportal fibrosis with short septa extending into lobules or rare porto-portal septa (intact architecture)
Septal fibrosis 3 Fibrous septa reaching adjacent portal tracts and terminal hepatic venule (architecture distortion, but no obvious cirrhosis)
Cirrhosis 4 Diffuse nodular formation