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


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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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: No

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.