Liver biopsy for histological assessment - the case against

Percutaneous liver biopsy (LB) remains an important tool in the diagnosis and management of parenchymal liver diseases. In current practice, it is most frequently performed to assess the inflammatory grade and fibrotic stage of commonly encountered liver diseases, with the diagnostic role relegated...

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Main Authors: Sanai Faisal, Keeffe Emmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2010;volume=16;issue=2;spage=124;epage=132;aulast=Sanai