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Editorial
. 2022 Nov 2;11(21):6512.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11216512.

Cirrhosis, a Global and Challenging Disease

José Ignacio Fortea  1 , Javier Crespo  1 , Ángela Puente  1
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Editorial

Cirrhosis, a Global and Challenging Disease

José Ignacio Fortea et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Cirrhosis is the result of sustained liver damage leading to the diffusion of hepatic fibrosis, wherein the normal hepatic architecture is replaced by abnormally organized nodules separated by fibrous septa that connect the different vascular structures of the hepatic lobule [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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