RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Liver biopsy 2005: When and how?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 199
OP 224
VO 72
IS 3
A1 Siegel, Corey A.
A1 Suriawinata, Arief A.
A1 Silas, Anne M.
A1 Van Leeuwen, Dirk J.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/3/199.abstract
AB Clinical imaging and serologic testing are increasingly replacing biopsy for diagnosing hepatic diseases. However, more biopsies are being done to stage and grade hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, to diagnose space-occupying lesions (typically with fine-needle aspiration biopsy), and to assess response to therapy. If biopsy is planned, it is important to evaluate its indications and risks and, if other physicians are involved, who is responsible for what.