The efficacy of liver biopsy under ultrasonographic guidance on an outpatient basis

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 127-131

  Spiezia, Stefano ^a   Salvio, Antonio ^b   Di Somma, Carolina ^c   Scelzi, Caterina ^b   Assanti, Angelo Pio ^a   Giannattasio, Francesco ^b   Varriale, Maria ^b   Visconti, Mario ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Italy)

^b Hepatology Day Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Day hospital; Diffuse chronic hepatitis; Interventional ultrasound; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; DISEASES; HOSPITALS; PATIENT MONITORING;

MORBIDITY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0036805052     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(02)00033-2     Document Type: Article

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