Assessment of Selected Parameters of Liver Fibrosis and Inflammation in Patients with Diagnosed Cystic Fibrosis

• Main Authors: Sabina Więcek (Author), Halina Woś (Author), Andrzej Pogorzelski (Author), Bożena Kordys-Darmolinska (Author), Henryk Mazurek (Author), Urszula Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Changes in the liver and bile ducts observed in patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis result from inflammatory processes as well as fibrosis, remodeling, apoptosis, and cholestasis. As a consequence, portal hypertension, cirrhosis, and hepatic failure may develop. So far, the complexity of these p...