DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF "REGURGITATION" JAUNDICE: THE RÔLE OF NEEDLE LIVER BIOPSY
Authors: E R MOVITT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 May 1954DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF "REGURGITATION" JAUNDICE: THE RÔLE OF NEEDLE LIVER BIOPSYE. R. MOVITT, M.D., F.A.C.P.E. R. MOVITT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-5-932 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the course of the last six years 529 needle biopsies of the liver were performed in this hospital. Somewhat less than one half of these biopsies were obtained from patients with jaundice. The procedure was carried out with the Vim-Silverman needle. There were no fatalities. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oakland, California*Received for publication August 10, 1953.From the Veterans Administration Hospital, Oakland, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFlocculation Tests and their Application to the Study of Liver DiseaseKaryometrie an Leberpunktatausstrichen zur Differentialdiagnose Verschlussikterus-VirushepatitisINTRAHEPATIC OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE (PRIMARY CHOLESTASIS), A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC SYNDROME OF VARIED ETIOLOGY: A REVIEW WITH OBSERVATIONS OF THE USE OF CORTICOTROPIN AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL*HENRY C. JOHNSON JR., M.D., JOHN P. DOENGES, M.D.Unusual Morphologic Changes in the Liver in a Case of Acute Hepatic Failure 1 May 1954Volume 40, Issue 5Page: 932-951KeywordsBiopsyHemorrhageLiverPeritonitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...