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Histopathological Evaluation of Liver Autopsies in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Case Series


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1 Department of Pathology, G.G.S. Medical College & Hospital , Faridkot
2 Department of Pathology, G.G.S. Medical College & Hospital , Faridkot, India
3 C.H.C. Sadiq, Faridkot, India
4 Department of Community Medicine, G.G. S. Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, India
5 Department of Pathology, G.G. S. Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, India
     

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A wide spectrum of Primary as well as secondary diseases can affect liver. With the rare exception of fulminant hepatic failure, liver disease is an insidious process in which clinical detection and symptoms of hepatic decompensation may occur weeks, months or many years after the onset of injury .Liver injury and healing may also occur without even clinical detection. Liver histopathology remains a mainstay in the diagnostic workup of most liver diseases. Liver autopsies are a wonderful learning tool for clinicians as well as pathologists. They help in formulating exact liver disease burden in the population .Present study was conducted between the period of 2008 - 2012 consisting of 154 cases. Fatty change liver (Steatosis) was found to be the most common disease entity followed by hepatitis.

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Fatty Change (Steatosis), Hepatitis, Cirrhosis
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Authors

Sarita Nibhoria
Department of Pathology, G.G.S. Medical College & Hospital , Faridkot
Kanwardeep Kaur Jhajj
Department of Pathology, G.G.S. Medical College & Hospital , Faridkot, India
Varinder Nibhoria
C.H.C. Sadiq, Faridkot, India
Preeti Padda
Department of Community Medicine, G.G. S. Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, India
Samarjit Kaur Sandhu
Department of Pathology, G.G. S. Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, India

Abstract


A wide spectrum of Primary as well as secondary diseases can affect liver. With the rare exception of fulminant hepatic failure, liver disease is an insidious process in which clinical detection and symptoms of hepatic decompensation may occur weeks, months or many years after the onset of injury .Liver injury and healing may also occur without even clinical detection. Liver histopathology remains a mainstay in the diagnostic workup of most liver diseases. Liver autopsies are a wonderful learning tool for clinicians as well as pathologists. They help in formulating exact liver disease burden in the population .Present study was conducted between the period of 2008 - 2012 consisting of 154 cases. Fatty change liver (Steatosis) was found to be the most common disease entity followed by hepatitis.

Keywords


Fatty Change (Steatosis), Hepatitis, Cirrhosis

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