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Inter-observer and Intra-observer Agreement in Pathological Evaluation of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Suspected Liver Biopsies

(2014) Inter-observer and Intra-observer Agreement in Pathological Evaluation of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Suspected Liver Biopsies. Hepatitis Monthly. p. 4. ISSN 1735-143X

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Abstract

Background: Histopathologic assessment of liver tissue is an essential step in management and follow-up of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) while inter-and intra-observer variations limit the accuracy of these assessments. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the inter-and intra-observer reproducibility of histopathologic assessment of liver biopsies based on NAFLD activity score (NAS) scoring system. Materials and Methods: The anonymous liver biopsy samples of 100 consecutive NAFLD suspected adults were randomly assigned to four pathologists. Then, the samples were randomly reassigned to the pathologists for the second time in a way that each sample would be evaluated by two different pathologists. Biopsies were revisited by their first evaluator after two months. The results were reported based on NAS scoring system. Results: Inter-observer agreement of the pathology scores based on NAS scoring system was acceptable for steatosis, lobular inflammation, and fibrosis, but not for hepatocyte ballooning. The intra-observer agreement was acceptable in all scales, with lowest intra-class correlation observed for lobular inflammation. Conclusions: NAS scoring system has good overall inter-and intra-observer agreement, but more attention should be given to defining the hepatocyte ballooning and lobular inflammation, and training the pathologists to improve the accuracy of pathology reports.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Fatty Liver Observer Variation Pathology histopathological assessment scoring system sampling variability steatohepatitis fibrosis validation Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Page Range: p. 4
Journal or Publication Title: Hepatitis Monthly
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 14
Number: 1
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.15167
ISSN: 1735-143X
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/5900

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