Liver Biopsy

Liver biopsy is recommended as the gold standard method to determine diagnosis, fibrosis staging, prognosis and therapeutic indications in patients with chronic liver disease. However, liver biopsy is an invasive procedure with a risk of complications which can be serious. This book provides the man...

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Other Authors: Takahashi, Hirokazu (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: IntechOpen 2011
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