Commentary: "Cirrhosis or not cirrhosis": should we discontinue the term?

Christine Sempoux; Jacques Rahier

doi:10.1016/j.clinre.2012.05.017

Commentary: "Cirrhosis or not cirrhosis": should we discontinue the term?

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct;36(5):405-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2012.05.017. Epub 2012 Jul 6.

Authors

Christine Sempoux¹, Jacques Rahier

Affiliation

¹ Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]

PMID: 22770969
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2012.05.017

Abstract

Clinicians and pathologists are moving beyond the term cirrhosis, refining the description of this entity in parallel with a better understanding of its complexity. The objective is to accurately reflect patients' prognosis and consequently determine individual treatment and follow-up appropriately.

MeSH terms

Humans
Liver Cirrhosis*
Terminology as Topic*