NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE LIVER: AN APPRAISAL OF ITS DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS
Authors: M S KLECKNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 June 1954NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE LIVER: AN APPRAISAL OF ITS DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS AND LIMITATIONSMARTIN S. KLECKNER JR., M.D.MARTIN S. KLECKNER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-6-1177 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIt is recognized that accurate information derived from a thorough history and physical examination is unparalleled in importance to diagnose adequately diseases of the liver, and that data obtained from various hepatic function tests and needle biopsy of the liver may afford supplementary diagnostic information.1 In many cases of liver disease these tests have limited value, perhaps due to the complexity of the functions of the liver and their discrepancy with hepatic morphology. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, Louisiana*Received for publication October 16, 1953.From the Gastroenterology Laboratory and Clinic, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois. (Present address: Department of Gastroenterology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana.)†Part of this work was accomplished while the author was a Fellow in Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMR elastography is effective for the non-invasive evaluation of fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatic MR Elastography: Clinical Performance in a Series of 1377 Consecutive ExaminationsBilious Pleural Effusion following Liver BiopsyUse of midazolam for percutaneous liver biopsyThe Accuracy of the Clinical Diagnosis in Acute Hepatitis and Alcoholic Liver Disease. 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