Impact of follow-up liver biopsy on long-term outcomes post-Kasai procedure in patients with biliary atresia. [PDF]
Pediatr Surg IntTakase K +10 more
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Endoscopy International Open, 2023 Background and study aims Percutaneous liver biopsy is traditionally done on the right lobe of the liver. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy (EUS-LB) can be performed on either the left or right lobe or as a combined bi-lobar biopsy.
Mithun Sharma +15 more
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Transjugular Liver Biopsy [PDF]
Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2012 Liver biopsy is considered the gold standard for the evaluation of acute and chronic liver disorders. Transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) was described by Dotter in 1964 and clinically performed for the first time by Hanafee in 1967. TJLB consists of obtaining liver tissue through a rigid cannula introduced into one of the hepatic veins, typically using ...
George, Behrens, Hector, Ferral
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Primary hepatic lymphoma diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Because of the rarity of primary hepatic lymphomas, diagnosis of this disease entity may often be difficult, and performing a liver biopsy is the only way to establish a definitive diagnosis. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy
Kenichiro Nishikawa +7 more
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Transjugular liver biopsy. An update
Annals of Hepatology, 2004 Transjugular liver biopsy was first reported in 1967. Since then, this technique has been broadly performed in many medical centers around the world.
Diego García-Compean, Carlos Cortés
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Clinical characteristics of antimitochondrial antibody-positive patients at a safety net health care system in Arizona. [PDF]
, 2017 Background and aimsTo assess whether aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) levels can predict the diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) or any other diagnoses and whether PBC occurs either
Ayutyanont, Napatkamon +6 more
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Endocannabinoid receptor blockade increases hepatocyte growth factor and reduces insulin levels in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 There is evidence from animal and in-vitro studies that activation of the endocannabinoid system (EC) through cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB-1) is associated with liver injury, inflammation and hepatocellular carcinoma.1 Data suggests endogenous cannabinoids
Ahmed, Lina +6 more
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Diminishing Use of Liver Biopsy among Liver Transplant Recipients for Hepatitis C. [PDF]
, 2017 Background and Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis is the leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States and recurrent HCV following liver transplantation is a major cause of allograft loss and mortality.
Aby, Elizabeth +6 more
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Liver transplantation for type IV glycogen storage disease [PDF]
, 1991 TYPE IV glycogen storage disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder (also called Andersen's disease1 or amylopectinosis) in which the activity of branching enzyme alpha-1, 4-glucan: alpha-1, 4-glucan 6-glucosyltransferase is deficient in the liver as
Andreas Tzakis +17 more
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Is pre-treatment liver biopsy necessary for all hepatitis C genotypes?
Annals of Hepatology, 2011 Background. Current practice guidelines recommend liver biopsy prior to treatment of hepatitis C genotype-1 but not for genotype-2/3; this is based on expert opinion, not on published evidence. Methods. In retrospective analysis of a large trial database
Kevork M. Peltekian, Dr. +9 more
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