[Discrepancies between laparoscopic and histological findings in the stage diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis].
We studied about the discrepancies of stage diagnosis between laparoscopic and histological findings in the clinical course of chronic viral hepatitis. We noticed discrepancies in 26% of chronic hepatitis B and 18% of chronic hepatitis C. Many cases were judged more advanced by laparoscopic staging than by histological staging. The group with different stage diagnosis showed high frequency of reddish markings and patchy markings indicating severe necro-inflammatory reaction and regenerative reaction in laparoscopic findings. This suggests that existence of active inflammation might be a cause of discrepancies in stage diagnosis. The cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma was significantly higher in the cases judged more advanced by laparoscopy even in the same histological stage. This indicates that laparoscopic staging should be more reliable for predicting prognosis in each patient.
Hasebe
Chitomi
C
Liver disease Center, Keiyukai Yoshida Hospital.
Goto
Kenichiro
K
Tominaga
Yoshiharu
Y
Hirai
Katsuyuki
K
Baba
Katsuyoshi
K
Yoshida
Takeshi
T
Sekiya
Chihiro
C
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000473:pathology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged