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• Non-invasive methods for evaluating liver fibrosis are necessary to replace liver biopsy. • ARFI is as accurate as TE for evaluating liver fibrosis. • RTE may be as accurate as TE and ARFI for fibrosis. • RTE may be less accurate than TE and ARFI for cirrhosis. • The estimated accuracy of RTE may be overestimated by publication bias.

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Fine-needle biopsy needles can be useful for obtaining samples that facilitate the diagnosis of SET and for avoiding unwarranted resections. However, FNB needles may be less advantageous for small SET.

Although ezetimibe attenuated serum liver enzymes and hepatic steatosis and ballooning in six studies, it improved only hepatocyte ballooning in randomized controlled trials. Larger studies and more randomized placebo-controlled trials are necessary to determine the effects of ezetimibe on NAFLD and NASH.