A Comparison of Needle Types and Biopsy Techniques Used in Liver Biopsies of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients


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Karavaş E., Karakeçili F., Balcı M. G.

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.1-5, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

Özet

Objectives: To investigate the effect of the biopsy technique used in percutaneous liver biopsies applied with semi-automatic 16 gauge (G) and 18G Tru-cut and Menghini aspiration needles in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) on pathological evaluation.