Percutaneous Liver Biopsy: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

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Percutaneous Liver Biopsy: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

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Overview: Percutaneous liver biopsy is a procedure in which a long needle is introduced through the skin, subcutaneous tissues, intercostal muscles, and peritoneum into the liver to obtain a specimen of liver tissue.1, 2 This procedure is ...

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A percutaneous liver biopsy is a procedure in which a needle is stuck through the skin to the liver. Who might need it? http://bit.ly/9WuX2P

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Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Percutaneous radio frequency ablation (RFA) is an exciting approach to destroying inoperable primary or metastasis tumors in the liver.1 In the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), less than 40% of patients are candidates for surgery, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Percutaneous radio frequency ablation may be used to destroy inoperable tumors in the liver. Need more information? http://bit.ly/bKYLbP

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Transjugular Liver Biopsy: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: This technique was first described in 1967 and is now an accepted method of liver biopsy when the percutaneous technique is contraindicated. Some clinicians consider this to be inferior to the percutaneous technique because of the inadequacy ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Some patients undergoing liver biopsy may require a transjugular type biopsy. Who might need this type of liver biopsy? http://bit.ly/d8XPc3

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Musculoskeletal Biopsy, Percutaneous Needle Technique: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Percutaneous, image-guided musculoskeletal biopsies provide an accurate, rapid, and cost-effective method for helping clinicians diagnose benign and malignant musculoskeletal lesions. In patients who present with nonspecific physical findings, imaging studies, and laboratory values, percutaneous biopsy can lead ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Image-guided needle biopsies are commonly used when diagnosing benign and malignant musculoskeletal lesions. http://bit.ly/c4nw5M

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