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Diagnostic Utility of Liver Biopsy in Persistent Unexplained Liver Enzyme Elevation: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

JGH Open
Background and Aims Chronically elevated liver enzymes without a clear etiology remain a frequent diagnostic challenge. This study evaluated the diagnostic yield of liver biopsy in such cases and assessed if laboratory parameters predict histological ...
S. Jaawan, A. Krämer, R. Masri, A. Neesse, V. Ellenrieder, A. Amanzada, P. Ströbel, F. Bremmer, G. Petzold   +8 more
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A cost-effective measure to prevent hemorrhage in ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Liver biopsy is a procedure whereby a biopsy needle is used to extract tissue from the liver parenchyma or focal lesions of the liver for pathological or microbiological examination.
Qingyuan Cai, Xiaomin Wu
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Usefulness of Spleen Index and Alkaline Phosphatase Level for Predicting Post‐Liver Biopsy Bleeding [PDF]

JGH Open
Aims The significance of liver biopsy is increasing with an increase in chronic liver disease and gene panel testing. Although non‐invasive methods such as elastography and biomarkers assess liver fibrosis, biopsy remains the definitive diagnostic gold ...
Hirohito Takeuchi, Katsutoshi Sugimoto, Tatsuya Kakegawa, Hiroshi Takahashi, Takuya Wada, Masakazu Abe, Yu Yoshimasu, Kazuharu Harada, Masataka Taguri, Takao Itoi   +9 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy in Clinical Practice

Gastro Hep Advances, 2022
Background and Aims: Liver biopsies are traditionally performed using percutaneous, transjugular, or surgical approaches. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided liver biopsy is a new modality to sample liver parenchyma. This technique allows sampling of both
Avik Sarkar, Peter Dellatore, Abhishek Bhurwal, Amy Tyberg, Haroon Shahid, Carlos D. Minacapelli, Michel Kahaleh, Vinod K. Rustgi, Jose Nieto   +8 more
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Predictive Ability of Laboratory Indices for Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C after the Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Liver fibrosis remains an important risk factor for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis C even after the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Yoshihiko Tachi, Takanori Hirai, Hidenori Toyoda, Toshifumi Tada, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Takashi Honda, Masatoshi Ishigami, Hidemi Goto, Takashi Kumada   +8 more
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Non-Invasive Tests as a Replacement for Liver Biopsy in the Assessment of MASLD. [PDF]

Medicina (Kaunas)
Frączek J, Sowa A, Agopsowicz P, Migacz M, Dylińska-Kala K, Holecki M.   +5 more
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Retrospective evaluation of liver transaminase abnormalities in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients according to liver biopsy results

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2022
Background and Aim: Histopathological examination of liver tissue is often performed with percutaneous liver biopsy. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the causes and results of liver biopsy performed for various reasons in our clinic between years ...
Cansu Abaylı, Bahri Abaylı, Genco Gencdal   +2 more
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Transjugular Liver Biopsy for Histological Diagnosis of Refractory Ascites and Evaluation of Portal Hypertension. [PDF]

In Vivo
Ishikawa T, Sato R, Natsui H, Iwasawa T, Ogawa M, Kobayashi Y, Sato T, Yokoyama J, Honma T.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

EUS-Guided versus Percutaneous Image-Guided Liver Biopsy: A Battle for Supremacy!

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2021
Liver biopsy has been the gold standard investigation for diagnosing and staging liver diseases. Image-guided percutaneous liver biopsy is a time-tested technique for obtaining the liver tissue in diffuse liver diseases. However, it is contraindicated in
Shubhra Mishra, Nikhil Bush, Surinder S. Rana   +2 more
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Transjugular liver biopsy [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2013
Biopsy of the liver is considered the 'gold standard' and is often necessary for histopathological characterization of hepatic disease processes. The techniques to obtain liver specimen are percutaneous liver biopsy, transjugular liver biopsy and mini-laparoscopic liver biopsy.
Kamal, Pathak, Manoj, Gopinath, K R, Salgotra   +2 more
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