Open AccessWedge and needle liver biopsies show discordant histopathology in morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Author(s) -
Sekou Rawlins,
C. M. Mullen,
Howard M. Simon,
Tae Hyun Kim,
S.K. Landas,
Marguerite Walser,
Robert A. Levine
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
gastroenterology report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2052-0034
pISSN - 2304-1412
DOI - 10.1093/gastro/got006
Subject(s) - medicine , concordance , biopsy , liver biopsy , radiology , histopathology , wedge resection , wedge (geometry) , surgery , pathology , physics , resection , optics
Controversy exists over whether or not single-needle liver biopsies are sufficient to compare histological parameters in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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