Is the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio associated with liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B?

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KEKİLLİ M., Tanoglu A., Sakin Y. S. , Kurt M., Ocal S., Bagci S.

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.21, no.18, pp.5575-5581, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 21 Issue: 18
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5575
• Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.5575-5581
• Keywords: Chronic hepatitis B, Liver fibrosis, Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, Fibrotic stage, Inflammatory activity, Non-invasive marker, LONG-TERM MORTALITY, HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA, PREOPERATIVE NEUTROPHIL, NONINVASIVE MODELS, TISSUE INHIBITOR, SERUM MARKERS, PREDICTION, TESTS, METALLOPROTEINASE-1, INFLAMMATION
• Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To determine the association between the neutrophil to lymphocyte (N/L) ratio and the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection.