Liver Biopsy in Chronic Liver Diseases:

Is There a Favorable Benefit: Risk Balance? 

Autores: Larrey Dominique, Meunier Lucy, Ursic Bedoya José

Resumen

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.

Palabras clave: Liver biopsy chronic liver disease cirrhosis fibrosis co-morbidities.

2017-12-14   |   100 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 16 Núm.4. Julio-Agosto 2017 Pags. 487-489 Ann Hepatol 2017; 16(4)