Procedures in practice. Liver biopsy.

Liver Biopsy - Indications, Procedures, Results

Liver biopsy (LB) is the most common procedure performed in clinical hepatology. His‐ tological assessment of the liver, and thus, LB is traditionally the “reference standard” in the diagnosis and management of parenchymal liver diseases. Definitive diagnosis of‐ ten depends on LB, and much of understanding of the characteristic features and natu‐ ral history of liver diseases is based on infor...

Liver Biopsy by Needle

  در نمونه برداری سوزنی کبد یا آسپیراسیون کبد، توسط سوزن نمونه برداری می توان نمونه ای از بافت کبدی را جهت تشخیص اکثر اختلالات کبدی، اثبات وجود سرطان کبد، یا ارزیابی اثرات داروهای آسیب رساننده به کبد تهیه کرد. همچنین با انجام نمونه برداری های مکرر روند پیشرفت و پاسخ بیماران به درمان بیماری های کبدی مزمنی چون هپاتیت فعال را می توان مشخص نمود.

Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice

1.0 Introduction Erlich is credited with the first liver aspiration in 1883 and subsequently the first percutaneous liver biopsy for diagnostic purposes was reported in 1923. The technique has been modified since then, and over the past 50 years it has become a central investigation of hepatic disease. The low mortality (0.01–0.17%) and the relatively low morbidity of this procedure have meant ...

Guidelines on the use of Liver Biopsy in Clinical Practice

Use of Liver Imaging and Biopsy in Clinical Practice.

Liver biopsies are traditionally performed to determine the cause and stage of liver disease, as well as to inform treatment decisions and determine prognosis. In 2001, Bravo et al. observed that “liver biopsy is usually the most specific test to assess the nature and severity of liver diseases.”1 During the past 16 years, however, the clinical use of liver biopsies has undergone a profound tra...