Open AccessPercutaneous Liver Biopsy Practice Patterns Among Canadian Hepatologists
Author(s) -
Mohammed Aljawad,
Eric M. Yoshida,
Julia Uhanova,
Paul Marotta,
Natasha Chandok
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2013/429834
Subject(s) - liver biopsy , medicine , percutaneous , percutaneous biopsy , biopsy , radiology , general surgery
Percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is the standard procedure to obtain histological samples essential for the management of various liver diseases. While safe, many hepatologists no longer perform their own PLBs; the reasons for this practice shift are unknown.
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