Liver Biopsy in Chronic Liver Diseases: Is There a Favorable Benefit: Risk Balance?

Liver Biopsy in Chronic Liver Diseases: Is There a Favorable Benefit: Risk Balance?
Ann Hepatol. 2017 Jul - Aug;16(4):487-489
Authors: Larrey D, Meunier L, Ursic-Bedoya J
Abstract
Liver biopsy is still useful in selected clinical situations in which it is the only tool to obtain information necessary for the diagnosis, the prognosis, and the decision for treatment. Main examples are viral hepatitis with confounding co-morbidities, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, and autoimmune liver diseases.
PMID: 31208539 [PubMed]

Source: Annals of Hepatology - June 20, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Ann Hepatol Source Type: research