Table 5.
Follow-up liver biopsy (n = 5)
| Patient No. |
Interval between 1st and last liver biopsy (months) |
Date of liver biopsy (month/date/ /year) |
Steatosis Grade |
Lobular inflammation Grade |
Fibrosis Stage |
Reason to repeat the liver biopsy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 1st biopsy (3/1993) |
Moderate | Mild | 1 | - |
| 2nd Biopsy (12/1995) |
Moderate | Mild | 1 | Follow up before ursodeoxycholic acid prescribed |
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| 2 | 57 | 1st biopsy (7/1999) |
Mild | Mild | 0 | - |
| 2nd Biopsy (2/2001) |
Moderate | Mild | 1 | Worsening of ALT levels | ||
| Last biopsy (4/2004) |
Severe | Mild | 4 | Liver biopsy performed for persistently elevated ALT and done during laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
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| 3 | 82 | 1st biopsy (12/1996) |
Mild | Mild | 0 | - |
| 2nd Biopsy (4/1999) |
Moderate | Mild | 1 | Persistent abnormal liver tests |
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| Last biopsy (11/2002) |
Moderate | Moderate | 3 | Liver biopsy performed for persistently elevated liver enzymes and done during bariatric surgery |
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| 4 | 28 | 1st Biopsy (8/1990) |
Moderate | Mild | 0 | - |
| 2nd Biopsy (2/1991) |
Moderate | Mild | 0 | Persistent abnormal liver tests |
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| 3rd Biopsy (12/1992) |
Moderate | Mild | 1 | Follow up before starting treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid |
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| 5 | 7 | 1st Biopsy (Oct 14,1998) |
Mild | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2nd Biopsy (10/1999) |
Mild | 0 | 1 | Laparoscopic liver biopsy during surgery for persistent patent ductus venosis. |