[CITATION][C] Histological grading and staging of chronic hepatitis
K Ishak, A Baptista, L Bianchi, F Callea, J De Groote… - Journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
Since the proposal for a simple histological grading system by this group in 1968 (1),
substantial information has been gained on the viral and other causes of chronic hepatitis,
necessitating a review of the way in which liver biopsies in patients with chronic hepatitis are
evaluated and reported. We do not wish to comment in detail on the most appropriate
nomenclature for the 1990s but recognise that several authors have recommended that the
simple subdivision of chronic hepatitis into chronic persistent (CPH), chronic active (CAH) …
substantial information has been gained on the viral and other causes of chronic hepatitis,
necessitating a review of the way in which liver biopsies in patients with chronic hepatitis are
evaluated and reported. We do not wish to comment in detail on the most appropriate
nomenclature for the 1990s but recognise that several authors have recommended that the
simple subdivision of chronic hepatitis into chronic persistent (CPH), chronic active (CAH) …