| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Autobiography |
| Article Title |
Liver biopsy: Analysis of results of two specialist teams
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Giulia Anania, Elia Gigante, Matteo Piciucchi, Emanuela Pilozzi, Eugenio Pucci, Adriano Maria Pellicelli, Carlo Capotondi, Michele Rossi, Flavia Baccini, Giulio Antonelli, Paola Begini, Gianfranco Delle Fave and Massimo Marignani |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Massimo Marignani, MD, Department of Digestive and Liver Disease, Biliary Tract and Liver Disease Section, School of Medicine and Psychology University “Sapienza”, Azienda Ospedaliera Sant’Andrea, Via Grottarossa, 1035-1039, 00189 Rome, Italy. mmarignani@hotmail.com |
| Key Words |
Liver biopsy; Ultrasound-guided biopsy; Ultrasound-assisted biopsy; Menghini needle; Sample adequacy; Portal tracts. |
| Core Tip |
Gastroenterologists and interventional radiologists are equally proficient in performing liver biopsy, both in a day hospital and regular admission setting, even with different techniques used (ultrasound-guided and ultrasound-assisted). However, a biopsy performed with larger needles provides better samples for histopathological evaluation, with no increase of morbidity or mortality rates compared to those obtained using needles of smaller size. |
| Publish Date |
2014-05-20 17:09 |
| Citation |
Anania G, Gigante E, Piciucchi M, Pilozzi E, Pucci E, Pellicelli AM, Capotondi C, Rossi M, Baccini F, Antonelli G, Begini P, Delle Fave G, Marignani M. Liver biopsy: analysis of results of two specialist teams. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2014; 5(2): 114-119 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5330/full/v5/i2/114.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v5.i2.114 |
