Clinical significance for patients with chronic hepatitis B by liver biopsy

Objective: To debate the clinical significance of liver biopsy for patients with chronic hepatitis B. Methods: 84 chronic patients with hepatitis B acceptted percutaneous liver biopsy. All anti-HBV were postive,serum transaminase is normal. Pathogenesis were more than 6 months. Results: In 84 cases, only 4 liver biopsy tissues were normal,the others had different extent inflammation or fibrosis. Conclusion: For chronic hepatitis B patients,liver biopsy can be regard as primary evidence, by judging liver disease reactiveness,fibrosis level,wether or not take antiviral therapy.