Histological adequacy of EUS-guided liver biopsy when using a 19-gauge non-Tru-Cut FNA needle

Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Jan;79(1):170-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.06.031. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Authors

Niraj Gor¹, Suhail B Salem¹, Shriram Jakate², Rikin Patel¹, Nikunj Shah¹, Abhitabh Patil¹

Affiliations

¹ Section of Gastroenterology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Division of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 23916397
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.06.031

No abstract available

Keywords: CPT; TJLB; complete portal tract; transjugular liver biopsy.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Biopsy, Fine-Needle / instrumentation*
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / instrumentation*
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / standards*
Female
Humans
Liver / pathology*
Liver Diseases / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Needles*
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult