Appropriateness of Liver Biopsy [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000 This review aims to discuss the appropriateness of liver biopsy in two frequent liver diseases, hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease. The medical literature, published between 1965 and 1999, was reviewed by using MEDLINE. Only 0.1% of the publications
Thierry Poynard +2 more
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Needle Biopsy of the Liver [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1949 During the past four years needle biopsy of the liver has been carried out at the Cincinnati General Hospital 403 times on 345 patients. There has been no fatality or hemorrhage severe enough to require blood transfusion. In 1947, we reported experiences with 195 biopsies made on 170 patients.
Richard Terry
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Transjugular liver biopsy: enlarge the indications for liver biopsy with reliable diagnostic quality [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Complications and diagnostic efficiency for liver biopsy are main concerns for clinicians. This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) compared with percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) when patients had ...
Miao-Yang Chen +6 more
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A cost-effective measure to prevent hemorrhage in ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyBackground 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 OpenAims 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 +9 more
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Modernizing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease diagnostics: the progressive shift from liver biopsy to noninvasive techniques [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in GastroenterologyMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a growing public health concern worldwide. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing and staging MASLD, but it is invasive and carries associated risks. In recent years, there has
David Hudson +11 more
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The Diagnostic Value of Liver Biopsy for Unexplained Liver Dysfunction: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareRuifang Shi,1,* Fan Yang,1,* Hongli Wu,2 Yonggang Liu1 1Department of Pathology, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People’s Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Lab, Tianjin Institute of ...
Shi R, Yang F, Wu H, Liu Y
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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 +8 more
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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 ...
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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 +2 more
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