Correlation of laparoscopic liver biopsy to elasticity measurements (FibroScan) in patients with chronic liver disease.
Background: Elastography is a noninvasive method to assess liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. Studies have compared elastography to percutaneous biopsy. Laparoscopic biopsy is associated with decreased sampling error compared to percutaneous biopsy, as laparoscopic biopsies are obtained fr...
| Publicado en: | Gastroenterology & Hepatology Vol. 4; no. 12; pp. 862 - 871 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Gastro-Hep Communications, Inc
2008 Dec
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |