Complications after percutaneous liver biopsy in diffuse hepatopathies

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Spârchez, Zeno ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Complications; Liver biopsy; Outpatient liver biopsy; Risk factors; US guidance

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; BILIARY PERITONITIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SYNCOPE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; OUTPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 29744453088     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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