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Liver fibrosis

Scar-tissue buildup after liver injury, with cirrhosis representing advanced scarring.

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What it is

Liver fibrosis is scar-tissue buildup after liver injury.^[1,2]

Why it matters

Advanced fibrosis can become cirrhosis and change liver structure and risk context.^[1,2]

What it affects

Fibrosis context may use blood tests, imaging, elastography, or biopsy depending on the case.^[1,2]

Interpretation traps

Fibrosis stage is not inferred from one routine lab number.^[1,2]

Related conditions

Cirrhosis and liver scarring Fatty liver disease and steatosis Liver cancer and structural context