Getting the Most Out of Liver Biopsy. Academic Article

abstract

• Histopathologic evaluation of liver biopsy specimens yields information that is not otherwise obtainable and is frequently essential for diagnosing hepatic disease. Percutaneous needle biopsy, laparoscopic biopsy, and surgical biopsy each have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. Care should be taken to ensure an adequate amount of tissue is collected for meaningful histologic evaluation. Because sampling error is a limitation of hepatic biopsy, multiple liver lobes should be biopsied. This article discusses the indications for liver biopsy, associated risks, advantages and disadvantages of different biopsy techniques, and strategies to get the most useful information possible out of this process.

authors

• Lidbury, Jonathan

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Lidbury, J. A.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Lidbury, Jonathan A

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Alanine Transaminase
• Alkaline Phosphatase
• Animals
• Biopsy
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Complications
• Dog Diseases
• Dogs
• Histopathology
• Interobserver Variation
• Laparoscopy
• Liver Biopsy
• Liver Diseases
• Reference Values
• Sampling Error
• Specimen Handling
• Tru-cut

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.11.007

start page

• 569

end page

• 583

volume

• 47

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.cvsm.2016.11.007